Marijuana is not legal at Oregon colleges, universities, despite new pot law

Wow, dude, you're going to college in Oregon? Pot is legal there! You can smoke a joint before Econ class, right?

Uh, wrong.

Wrong on so many levels: collegiate, federal and possibly state, for starters.

Legal sales of recreational marijuana to adults began Thursday in Oregon. But administrators of Oregon colleges and universities, both public and private, say nothing has changed or will change on their campuses because of the state's new pot law.

If you're a student 21 or older, you don't get a pass if caught using marijuana on campus. Nor can you smoke weed in the privacy of your dorm room. Marijuana, in all its forms, still violates school regulations at every Oregon college that receives federal funding.

"Universities, being federally funded, are obligated to follow federal regulations when it comes to treatment of controlled substances such as marijuana," said Kelly McIver, University...

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