Pubdate: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 Source: Independent Florida Alligator, The (FL Edu) Copyright: 2003 Campus Communications, Inc Contact: http://www.alligator.org/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/760 Author: Marc Caswell STUDENT'S ACTIONS INAPPROPRIATE Editor: The intent of NORML is to raise awareness about an important political issue, and we are extremely happy that Joseph Benson and others were interested in our cause and, hopefully, they learned something. After our nationally touring guest speakers, we began discussing the organization's structure and future plans. Benson was the only member of the crowd to speak publicly and the only member to interject his opinion. At the time of Benson's interruption, we were not discussing marijuana, and because we are a political group, were not discussing religion. His testament was inappropriate by content, timing and context. Consider how you would feel if a NORML member attending a Chi Alpha meeting disrupted the meeting saying, "You don't need Jesus -- just smoke pot!" Marc Caswell Secretary NORML - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens