Pot Is Legal, but California Colleges Stick With Their Marijuana Bans

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California law allows adults to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana, but they are not allowed to bring their pot onto many college campuses. Photo by Alison Yin for EdSource

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The University of California System, the California State University System, community colleges and private colleges are sticking with their prohibition against marijuana  on university grounds or in campus buildings, even though pot is now legal in California for adults.

Dispensaries began selling cannabis to recreational users last week, but students and employees caught with marijuana on campus can face discipline, even if the pot would have been legal off campus. 

Read the story at EdSource.

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