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If you plan on spending four (or the average five) years in a haze, then this is the place. Whether smoking from a bong, blunt, or joint, Boulder has stores, suppliers, and fellow friends that are happy to comply. A fraction of this “stoner” scene can be attributed to those that wander aimlessly around campus smelling like reefer and sporting hemp gear. Yet, they can only be held accountable for a mere percentage. The reality is that the majority of people in Boulder smoke weed. Sorority girls buy sacks so they can share a laugh with their fraternity boyfriends. Snowboarders cough up enough money to buy enough to last them a weekend up in the mountains. Quiet creative writing majors and fumbling film students smoke together to get inspired.

Though marijuana is the preferred drug of choice, mushrooms, acid, and ecstasy are used occasionally and more often by the younger students who are still celebrating their newly acquired freedom. As students turn 21 and start entering the bar scene, there is a shift from hallucinogens to stimulants. Still, in its definition, this is merely a “scene,” comprising only a portion of the student body. Although there is prolific drug use, students report that it is purely experimental and that it rarely interferes with academics.

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Drug Safety at University of Colorado - Boulder

skyrenee

Aerospace Engineering '15

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Rules Are in Place, but Not Followed.

Boulder is known for marijuana--everyone knows it. I have only visibily seen people smoking weed a few times, but I don't hang out with the party scene. I do smell it often, though.

May 27, 2012

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emilynhendricks

Speech Language Pathology '15

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Welcome to the Drug Scene

My freshmen year at CU provided me with a dorm of nothing but drug users, abusers, and dealers. It was exceedingly difficult to "fit in" with the rest of my hall because alcohol and drug use was everywhere. It is visible and abused and the policy enforcement definitely is not up to par.

May 26, 2012

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leah1229

Economics '14

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Everyone Does It.

Most people at CU smoke weed. Also, usually at dub step concerts everyone is either on Mali or Ecstacy.

Apr 19, 2012

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Name the most popular drugs on campus.

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How would you describe the social drinking scene on campus?

How much access do underage students have to alcohol?

How does peer pressure affect students’ use of drugs and alcohol?

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