To do that, the week-old club needs approval by NIC's Interclub Council. That could happen as soon as Tuesday, when the ICC holds a noon meeting in the student union building. If approved, the club would be eligible for student fee money. She said the club has fulfilled most of the requirements, but still needs to submit a constitution. She added that the student government supports student involvement, regardless of the issues promoted.
Student activism is good.
Sheckler said club members were motivated by a desire to see marijuana taken out of the hands of drug dealers and regulated by the government. Some 22 percent of those prisoners are jailed on substance-related charges, Sheckler said. Club members also stressed the medicinal uses of marijuana and the use of industrial hemp as a potential agricultural crop for the state's farmers. Not everyone is cheering the club's goals. Legalizing marijuana is not going to eliminate the crime problem.