“Virginia Tech suspended or expelled 32 students last year for illicit drug use, according to Kris Reinertson, a junior who heads the Students for a Sensible Drug Policy chapter. Reinertson doesn’t know how many of the cases involved marijuana. Virginia Tech applies a double-standard when it comes to alcohol and marijuana, he says. ‘It’s three strikes for underage drinking and zero tolerance for marijuana possession.’ SSDP has been campaigning for a review of the policy. ‘The Ivy League and many other colleges have a three strikes policy for marijuana,’ says Reinertson. ‘That’s what we want to see on here.’ When we hear about a lethal outburst such as the one at Virginia Tech, millions of Americans wonder whether the perpetrator was on Prozac or some other strong psychotropic drug.” (04/29/07)