Smoking marijuana on campus, in the parking lots, or inside of the car is not tolerated, even if you have a medical use card.

Campus officials put up posters this semester reminding students of the rules regarding the use of marijuana in or around the school zone. 

Officials confirm there are 2-3 students being caught with marijuana per week on campus, and they find it important that they make it aware this is no joke.

Lt. Greg Beckley of the Moorpark College Campus Police, said that catching students with marijuana has become a statistic level of epidemic proportion.   

“We wanted to make it clear to students that being intoxicated of any kind on campus, it is against the school codes of conduct, and against the law,” said Beckley. 

If caught, penalties can come to terms by being assessed by the Behavior Intervention Team, which consists of a group of authority figures who decide what the type of offense is and how it is dealt with. Depending on the situation at hand, penalties can include: fees, a ticket, and as posted, the risk of losing your drivers license. Students who are caught in these situations could also face state sanctions if convicted.

Students that are treated for any type of medical issue and use medical marijuana as a necessity, now have warning if they do not know the school’s rules on this matter. This affects you if you use medical marijuana and are not aware of the school rules regarding the use of marijuana in public places like a school campus.

Nicki Laine, 55, a Natural Science major here at Moorpark, doesn’t associate herself in the matter due too excessive studies.

“Since I wasn’t aware of any marijuana related issues on campus to begin with- it must not be too bad of an issue, and they should be more informative on the matter,” said Laine.

Heather Jacobs, 25, a Child Development major, saw the posters the first day and finds the rules to be irrelevant.,

“People who go out of their way to get a card, do things accordingly to ease their pain, and now they are shunned down, and forced to do so behind closed doors, it seems a bit unfair for students who are on campus school all day not able to utilize their medicine, though rules are rules,” said Jacobs.

If anyone has concerns or would like to get more information on this topic, feel free to contact the Moorpark College Police Department at (805) 378-1455.