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Driving high is a thrill you don’t want to chase

Peak Web November 21, 2022

By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of car accidents No parent, guardian, friend, partner, or sibling wants to receive a car accident phone call. People die horrifically from car accidents, and if not, there are typically still traumatic repercussions for everyone involved. Driving high might cost someone’s life — if not the driver, it could be the passenger, or another road user. I hate that this is even a conversation we’re having, but we need to address it.  Driving is a privileged activity regardless of how many years of experience you have. Driving high is unjustifiable — there’s…

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SFU announces two designated cannabis smoking areas on Burnaby campus

Peak Web October 17, 2018

Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   In response to B.C. legalizing cannabis, SFU has designated two temporary areas on Burnaby campus for cannabis-smoking. One area is at the intersection of the Science Road and South Campus Road; the…

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SFU works to finalize its cannabis policy

Peak Web September 25, 2018

Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   With one month remaining until B.C. legalizes cannabis, its universities are working to put together their own policies on marijuana. Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) has already indicated that their campuses are unlikely…

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Marijuana should not be legalized

Peak Web September 22, 2014

Talks regarding the decriminalization of marijuana have been around for many years, but only became mainstream in 2000 with the founding of the Marijuana Party of Canada. For the majority of that time, many believed that a change in the…

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