About 250 students gathered for a protest on Friday, April 29 in front of the Haggerty Administration Building on the SUNY New Paltz Campus, calling for an end to the policy of expulsion as a sanction for drug possession.

Among the protesters were students from National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws/ Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, several student senators, Students Against Empire and other groups.

Speakers at the protest included Village of New Paltz Mayor Jason West and Student Senate Chair Justin Holmes.

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