Ben Overby
Staff Writer
boverby2@murraystate.edu
The News periodically reports what crimes have occured on campus in our weekly paper. After noticing a difference in punishments for possession of marijuana, The News sat down with Interim Chief of Murray State Police Jeff Gentry.
Murray State’s crime and fire log provides a record for all criminal activity on campus. Marijuana possession is one of the most common crimes on the list can result in two different punishments: being issued a citation or being referred for administrative action.
Since Aug. 1, there have been five reports of possession of marijuana and three reports of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Of the eight total reports, citations were issued for five of them and three were referred for administrative action from Title IX, student affairs or Housing. Three of the citations were issued for the three reports of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, while the other two citations and…
