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Originally Posted by excelblue

As someone from northern California, I do have to say: wow, viewpoints on weed do differ between regions.

Here, you can actually get weed "legally." All you need to do is apply for a medical marijuana card, and you can get that for almost any reason that translates to "I like weed." I have some friends who got it simply for "stress" -- hopefully, everyone here has taken a midterm at some point.

I guess like every organization sees it differently, but how mines sees it, at least, is that it's a risk management issue. If you're caught with a joint at a chapter in Texas, that's grounds for expulsion. However, here, you don't even need to bother hiding it when the chapter consultant comes.

As for tests: a good portion of jobs available don't do drug tests. Personally speaking, regardless of whether or not I actually use any drugs, I'll comfortably refuse any one that requires testing. Luckily, I haven't actually applied anywhere that tests.

That said, even here, having a shirt that says "POT" is as bad as having one that says B Sigma Sigma R. You really don't want to be seen in public with one, and you definitely don't want to represent it as something related to Greek life.

Yeah that's the thing...it does vary. But I would have a hard time buying that any of our organizations would be ok with connecting illegal activity with letters, regardless of how individuals feel about weed. I personally think it should be legalized, but that doesn't mean I'm going to smoke it. It's illegal. And I certainly knew a few Greeks in college that would occasionally partake but were they to make that public knowledge they would have been in trouble. Not only because our organizations aren't down with smoking but because actives don't want their letters associated with it. I don't care what people do in the privacy of their homes, but when they directly connect it with my letters it becomes my problem, too.

IMO having a medical marijuana card is different, however flimsy the reason for obtaining it is. If it's legal for that person to possess it, no skin off my nose. As long as they're abiding by whatever terms have been given to them, fine.