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UofT prof officially gets greenlit to.. um... I forget... what was I sayin?
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| Abercrombie |
Anyone have this proffessor? I'd love to hear about his 10-joint-a-day lectures!
| quote: | Pot-smoking prof lights up a room
Given his own space in basement
Needs to smoke for health reasons
Sep. 26, 2006. 02:19 PM
PHINJO GOMBU
STAFF REPORTER
For years, University of Toronto Professor Doug Hutchinson smoked pot in his office.
Sometimes he'd hide behind garbage dumpsters or even climb trees to use the drug, which he said he needs to alleviate the pain from an undisclosed medical condition.
Now he's out of the closet and in the basement of the university's Trinity College, where he can finally smoke in peace and without recrimination — all with the blessing of U of T.
"It's a beautiful solution," Hutchinson said yesterday, at the end of a messy year-long battle with college officials.
It's also rekindled in him the fire to fight what he calls complicated and often-contradictory laws governing the use of marijuana in Canada by those who use it both medically and recreationally.
"I'm feeling lighter," said Hutchinson, 50, who teaches ancient Greek philosophy and specializes in the works of Plato. "It was burdensome being in the closet."
On any given day, between classes and students, he smoked up to 10 joints a day, or roughly an ounce of marijuana a week.
But Hutchinson got busted late last year after someone complained about the smell coming from his second-floor office, which overlooks the quadrangle of Trinity College.
"The first reaction (from college officials) was this has to stop, and I said, `No, this doesn't have to stop,'" he said.
"They tried to get me to admit to past offences and swear never to offend again," he said. |
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| Jayx1 |
so he gets to smoke inside while everyone else has to go outside to smoke?
i dont get it |
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| MarkT |
here we go...
:rolleyes: |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
here we go...
:rolleyes: |
its interesting how society accepts so many double standards.
It really is |
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| sticky_shoes |
wow. I missed out while I was there...no one told me that was happenin' over @ Trin... :(
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
its interesting how society accepts so many double standards.
It really is |
it's also interesting how some idiots still can't comprehend the chemical difference between non-carcinogenic marijuana smoke with cigarette smoke. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| Medical condition or not, 10 joins a day is quite a bit. He's basically high whenever he's teaching. alcohol is perfectly legal, yet they don't let teachers teach drunk, do they? |
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| MarkT |
agreed.
I'm rather surprised that it's condoned by the university, assuming it's legal in the first place (to smoke pot on school property, while working...he has the necessary papers allowing him to smoke pot, but while at work and on work property?).
It drives me insane when people refuse to acknowledge, or simply can't comprehend, the difference between pot smoke and cigarette smoke.
criticize him being allowed to blaze while at work..but don't compare it to cigarette smokers being forced to smoke outside, as those are two very separate issues. |
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| cenik |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
Anyone have this proffessor? I'd love to hear about his 10-joint-a-day lectures!
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One of my friends had a lecture taught by this prof yesterday....she said he was awesome.............and stoned, seriously :D
UofT = :D |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by cenik
One of my friends had a lecture taught by this prof yesterday....she said he was awesome.............and stoned, seriously :D
UofT = :D |
What could that prof poissibly teach, and well enough high? Arts classes I would understand... anyone? |
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| Stingray |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
What could that prof poissibly teach, and well enough high? Arts classes I would understand... anyone? |
Rastafarianism? |
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