Rachel McClurg
Editor-in-Chief
For most, the first week of school brings stress with new classes starting, not the stress of facing drug possession charges.
“(We) responded to someone locking their keys in their car twice within 30 minutes,” Chief of Police Jason Kenney said.
When the campus police finally got into the locked car, it became apparent that the owner of the car was in possession of marijuana. It is not clear how much was found in the vehicle.
“He will get put on probation, and he will also have to complete a drug and alcohol class,” Kenney said when talking about the student’s punishment.
It is safe to say that drugs will always be a concern on college campus, but campus police are not always prepared for what they will find.
“The concerning part is that it is wax,” Kenney said.
According to Campus Safety Magazine, “Wax is derived from marijuana plants but can have up to eight times the concentration of THC compared to the buds people typically smoke.”
The marijuana wax contains more THC than typical weed because of what is done to the marijuana.
“The most popular method involves placing a large amount of weed in a tube or pipe and running butane through it, Campus Safety Magazine said. “The butane extracts the THC from the plants and produces the wax substance.”
The process used to form the wax can also be very dangerous since it involves butane, which is a very hazardous chemical.
“The process of making wax— and the inexperienced people sometimes doing it— means that unintended hazardous chemicals can also end up in the oil substance, potentially causing harm to users’ brains and respiratory systems,” Campus Safety Magazine reports.
So, not only is marijuana and marijuana wax illegal, it can harm those that are participating in the production of the wax.