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Weed Smoking in Law School?

Post by LawFreak40 » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:08 pm

I know an inordinant amount of 1L's and 2L's who smoke weed regularly and are doing very well at T14 as well as 1st and 2nd tier schools. I find that very interesting as I am one to ocaasionally smoke but I considered it "off limits" once I get to law school. Is weed smoking that prevelant in Law school?

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Post by Great Satchmo » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:15 pm

ITT: people read and contemplate, but realize writing "...my friend..." fools no one.

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Post by jks289 » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:20 pm

I doubt it is any more or less prevalent that in the general grad school population. However, if you're looking to do any sort of government position it is a great way to DQ yourself. Law school seems like a terrible time to run afoul of the law. Why would anyone risk it?

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Post by let/them/eat/cake » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:20 pm

can't be worse than drinking ~4 nights a week until Thanksgiving...

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so i hear anyway...

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Post by Great Satchmo » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:25 pm

Better question: what is the prevalence of sobriety in law school?

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Post by let/them/eat/cake » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:30 pm

Great Satchmo wrote:Better question: what is the prevalence of sobriety in law school?
my guess: UG<LS<Gen. pop.

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Post by reverendt » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:35 pm

No more or less prevalent than among most other grad school programs I would say...
Booze is VERY prevalent.
There is also some coke.

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Post by jennylynn » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:19 pm

A ton of it goes on. I was actually surprised.

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Post by Great Satchmo » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:25 pm

Do students get cards to avoid the concern over getting a ticket/arrested? Or is it a deal-breaker or issue for the state bar when they background check you and possibly see that you have or had a medical marijuana card?

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Post by Eric475 » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:13 pm

disclosure: I'm a -1L, but I find a little marijuana after a stressful day to provide perfect relaxation. As long as it doesn't interfere with school work or work in general I doubt it would be a problem. In fact, my two best semesters in undergrad (GPA-wise) were correlated to the time period where I did the most smoking...

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Post by TheTopBloke » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:16 pm

jks289 wrote:I doubt it is any more or less prevalent that in the general grad school population. However, if you're looking to do any sort of government position it is a great way to DQ yourself. Law school seems like a terrible time to run afoul of the law. Why would anyone risk it?
How can you run afoul of the law if it is legal? For example in California, you might have a prescription, and it's perfectly legal.

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Post by TheTopBloke » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:20 pm

Great Satchmo wrote:Do students get cards to avoid the concern over getting a ticket/arrested? Or is it a deal-breaker or issue for the state bar when they background check you and possibly see that you have or had a medical marijuana card?
How are they going to find out? Medical records are protected by privacy laws. And besides, it is perfectly legal, so how can they sanction you in any way for doing something that's legal?

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Post by mallard » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:22 pm

There's not nearly enough.

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Post by jks289 » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:20 pm

TheTopBloke wrote:
jks289 wrote:I doubt it is any more or less prevalent that in the general grad school population. However, if you're looking to do any sort of government position it is a great way to DQ yourself. Law school seems like a terrible time to run afoul of the law. Why would anyone risk it?
How can you run afoul of the law if it is legal? For example in California, you might have a prescription, and it's perfectly legal.
How can you run afoul of the law if in one restricted case the substance is legal? Because in the remainder of scenarios it is still illegal. In 99% of cases the user isn't in California and doesn't have a valid prescription. If the OP was using for legitimate medical purposes, why would he care about the prevalence of marijuana in law school?

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Post by djgoldbe » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:24 pm

jks289 wrote:
TheTopBloke wrote:
jks289 wrote:I doubt it is any more or less prevalent that in the general grad school population. However, if you're looking to do any sort of government position it is a great way to DQ yourself. Law school seems like a terrible time to run afoul of the law. Why would anyone risk it?
How can you run afoul of the law if it is legal? For example in California, you might have a prescription, and it's perfectly legal.
How can you run afoul of the law if in one restricted case the substance is legal? Because in the remainder of scenarios it is still illegal. In 99% of cases the user isn't in California and doesn't have a valid prescription. If the OP was using for legitimate medical purposes, why would he care about the prevalence of marijuana in law school?
I believe the gov't would still reject you on the basis of using pot even if you had a legal method of using it.

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Post by TheTopBloke » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:27 pm

jks289 wrote:
TheTopBloke wrote:
jks289 wrote:I doubt it is any more or less prevalent that in the general grad school population. However, if you're looking to do any sort of government position it is a great way to DQ yourself. Law school seems like a terrible time to run afoul of the law. Why would anyone risk it?
How can you run afoul of the law if it is legal? For example in California, you might have a prescription, and it's perfectly legal.
How can you run afoul of the law if in one restricted case the substance is legal? Because in the remainder of scenarios it is still illegal. In 99% of cases the user isn't in California and doesn't have a valid prescription. If the OP was using for legitimate medical purposes, why would he care about the prevalence of marijuana in law school?
So you agree then, if you have a card, it is a legal activity, and therefore no one can prohibit you in any way from attending law school or passing the bar. Is that correct?

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Post by Great Satchmo » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:43 pm

jks289 wrote:How can you run afoul of the law if in one restricted case the substance is legal? Because in the remainder of scenarios it is still illegal. In 99% of cases the user isn't in California and doesn't have a valid prescription. If the OP was using for legitimate medical purposes, why would he care about the prevalence of marijuana in law school?
What if one DOES live in California and DOES have a prescription?

Then would the California bar have any way to know about it, and if they did know about it is there any negative consequence one may encounter?

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Post by Vegas_Rebel » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:51 pm

TheTopBloke wrote:So you agree then, if you have a card, it is a legal activity, and therefore no one can prohibit you in any way from attending law school or passing the bar. Is that correct?
I though I read some stuff about people being concerned about going to a psychiatrist because of C&F questions.

Certainly seeing a shrink is less controversial than smoking weed, even if smoking weed is legal in CA (here in NV, too). If the one leads to C&F problems ... I dunno. And the government is a whole nother ball of wax, at least according to folks talking about security clearances on the board here the other day.

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Post by pocket herc » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:57 pm

seeing a therapist can create c&f issues? is this for real? Or just previous mental disorders?

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Post by 12262010 » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:01 am

mallard wrote:There's not nearly enough.
I don't even smoke and I'll agree with this.

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Post by Burger in a can » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:03 am

This thread is so full of wild, paranoid speculation. I think you all got a contact high from the OP.

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Re: Weed Smoking in Law School?

Post by jks289 » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:04 am

TheTopBloke wrote:
jks289 wrote:
TheTopBloke wrote:
jks289 wrote:I doubt it is any more or less prevalent that in the general grad school population. However, if you're looking to do any sort of government position it is a great way to DQ yourself. Law school seems like a terrible time to run afoul of the law. Why would anyone risk it?
How can you run afoul of the law if it is legal? For example in California, you might have a prescription, and it's perfectly legal.
How can you run afoul of the law if in one restricted case the substance is legal? Because in the remainder of scenarios it is still illegal. In 99% of cases the user isn't in California and doesn't have a valid prescription. If the OP was using for legitimate medical purposes, why would he care about the prevalence of marijuana in law school?
So you agree then, if you have a card, it is a legal activity, and therefore no one can prohibit you in any way from attending law school or passing the bar. Is that correct?
I agree if you are using a prescription drug under legal guidelines (ie medicinal marijuana in CA) then you are not committing a crime. How is that a point at issue? That wasn't the OPs question. However I cannot speak to the second part of your statement. I have no idea if prescription drug use (or which illegal drug use for that matter) can exclude an individual from law school or the Bar. I suppose there could be a circumstance in which the legal drug use was determined to be so incapacitating the individual wasn't fit. Also, as a previous poster suggested I do not know if the DOJ considers merely possesssing a medical marijuana card was enough. They might need you to pass a lie detector test or produce substantial proof you had a legitimate medical condition and had obtained your scrip from a reputable doctor.

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TheTopBloke wrote:
jks289 wrote:I doubt it is any more or less prevalent that in the general grad school population. However, if you're looking to do any sort of government position it is a great way to DQ yourself. Law school seems like a terrible time to run afoul of the law. Why would anyone risk it?
How can you run afoul of the law if it is legal? For example in California, you might have a prescription, and it's perfectly legal.
Lol. It's a federal crime.

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