APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT 1 AUGUST 1991
 
  Following is the complete policy as it appears in the "Community
  Living" handbook which is distributed to all residents on the
  College Park campus.
 
                 Resident Life Drug Policy
 
       - Possession/use of any illegal drug is prohibited.
       - Sale, distribution or provision of any illegal drug
       is prohibited.
       - Drug paraphernalia is prohibited.
 
  Illegal drugs are just that--ILLEGAL.  Whether off campus, in the
  residence halls or anywhere else on University grounds, it is
  unlawful to possess, use, sell, distribute or provide illegal
  drugs or any controlled substance.
 
  Possession or use of any illegal drug or controlled substance by
  anyone in the residence halls is prohibited, as is drug
  paraphernalia. Students found to be involved with drugs in or
  around the residence halls will be referred to the Office of
  Rights and Responsibilities.  The case will be resolved in
  accordance with the Office's adjudication process set forth in
  the Code of Student Conduct. Where applicable sanctions will
  address both the residence hall status and the student status of
  the respondent.
 
  Violation of these rules, in all likelihood, will result in
  immediate housing termination and suspension/expulsion from the
  University.  In cases in which the respondent is not deemed to be
  an immediate threat to the campus community, an alternate
  sanction of suspension withheld in conjunction with a six week
  substance abuse program  and random drug testing (at the
  individual's expense) may be granted.  This will still include
  housing termination, however.  Additionally, adjudication reports
  are routinely forwarded to the University of Maryland Police
  Department when students are found to be responsible in drug
  cases.
 
  The Department of Resident Life is not only concerned with the
  illegalities of drugs, it is equally concerned with the
  destructive effects of drugs on society, in general, and the
  individual in particular.  The residence halls, by design provide
  a sense of community.  As in any community, the action of each
  individual will have an impact on all of its members.  Whenever
  drugs are brought into the residence halls, drugs become a part
  of the residence halls.  Everyone in the community then becomes
  vulnerable to the discomfort that comes with forced exposure to
  an illegal activity and to drug related violence, theft,
  vandalism, and involvement of police or other authorities.  As a
  community member you have an obligation to yourself and others to
  help assure a safe, drug free environment.