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The study showed that Illinois, along with a number of other Power Five universities, treats a positive test for marijuana differently than tests for other drugs.
From the AP:
Illinois has a separate pot policy that has become more strict but isn’t as punitive as its policy for drugs like cocaine or heroin.
Of the 57 schools looked at in the investigation, 23 have adjusted their policies towards marijuana to either allow some failed tests or reduce the penalties to failed tests.
The schools involved in the investigation came from the SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12, plus Notre Dame. The schools in the Pac-12 have the...
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