Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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S.C. chapter of NORML TViQir niaj olcul i Plans to form a South Carolina chapter of the . National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws will be initiated Saturday at a conference in Sumter. A steering committee will be formed and a state chairman will be chosen at the conference. A rally in Columbia will also be dOWNTO\ i- ^ & planned. Hie conference will begin at 2 p.m. at 132 N. Main St., Sumter. Robert B. Clarkson, a Sumter attorney, and John J. Dargan of Florence, are serving as the Pnnf(>rMPA'R rwirHinofnrc Dargan said South Carolina NORML will attempt to push for legislative reform of the state's mini mnmwmmmmmmsmmmm VN RICHLAND MALL lets you expn i \ 'ov? f?r Moth f ^ SOFT SUAAA What could pl< Mother more th breezy and beau y that will make \ completely beai |\ per cent polye ^ flows with hei yellow, white-gre to 14. *S\ 36. marijuana laws next year. "It's too late to do anythingthis year. TTiis year's session of the S.C. Legislature is almost over." Dargan, a MORML member since last year, said he has been interested in reform of South Carolina's marijuana laws since he was convicted of marijuana DUTCH SQUARE | ?P DRESS CO. ass your ?r's Day in AER DRESSING iase your an a cool, tiful dress her feel itiful! 100 ster that r. Whiteen. Sizes 6 (IjERfm V on main J | I possession in 1969. "In "l969, possession was a felony." NORML, a non-profit public interest organization, was formed in 1970 to lobby for the decriminalization of marijuana. Decriminalization means the removal of all criminal nenalHoc incurred for simple possession. South Building denied beer, cookout By WAYNE BROOKS Gamecock Staff Writer South Building residents were denied the right to have a cookout and serve beer on their patio because Residential Life Services said it was an uncontrolled area and it has dangerous conditions, Marie Youngblood, South Building president, said. "we wanted to have a cookout and serve beer on our patio but we were told that our patio is not a controlled '" ea," Youngblood said. "I've been to keg parties held by other residence halls and I didn't think the areas looked controlled." "I'm not sure what Residence Life means by controlled areas anyway," she said. Youngblood said she thinks it is unfair that nthpr rociHsnco liallc are allowed to have outdoor keg parties and South Building was denied that privilege. Youngblood said she saw a keg party at Bates House last week and did not understand how the area in which beer was served could be considered controlled. "There were small children from the neighborhood nearby running around the area. How can the area be said to be controlled" Youngblood said. Mimi Parrott, Dean of Residence r^uucauon, saia unarlie Wads worth, Bates House Resident Advisor, asked the campus police to remove the children from the premises. "The children were told to leave, and they did." Parrott said the Bates House area used for the party was "a controlled area because it was fenced in." Parrott said a controlled area is constituted by conditions that prevent public drinking and alcoholic consumption by minors. "Alcoholic beverages cannot be used on state property unless certain criteria can be met," she said. Parrott said South Building residents would be allowed to have their party in the South Building cafeteria "We want to have a cookout," Youngblood said. "Having it in the cafeteria defeats the purpose of a cookout." "The issue was whether we have a controlled area," Parrott said. "My conclusion was that we do not." Parrott also said the South Building patio is "a dangerous area." "A resident who has consumed beer could fall off of the patio," she said. "A legal issue is involved. The imiversity cannot take appropriate measures for safety when alcoholic beverages are served."