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 geokills
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I'm not 100% certain about all the political technicals of last minute legislation...
suffice it to say that there's plenty of shadyness that transpires within our political structure! 
The good news is that the bill being discussed here has progressed favorably, although it is still not law.
According to this release by DRCnet, "the infamous Higher Education Act (HEA) anti-drug provision, or "Aid Elimination Penalty," which bars students committing drug offenses from receiving financial aid for specified periods of time, took a step toward further dilution this week when the US House of Representatives Thursday approved H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA). In the passed bill is language that restricts the penalty to those convicted of drug sales, not mere drug possession.
"The bill will next go to a conference committee, whose job will be to produce a reconciled version of H.R. 3221 and a yet-to-be-passed Senate bill. The final version must then be reapproved by both the House and the Senate. If that final version contains the same or very similar language, it will mark the second significant reduction of the penalty, the decade-old handiwork of arch-drug warrior Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN). In 2006, the provision was scaled back to include only drug convictions that occurred while students were enrolled in college and receiving financial aid (a change supported by Souder himself)."
And from the Daily Orange, "Under the current law, passed by Congress in 1998, students convicted of either sale, or possession, of drugs are ineligible to receive federal aid until they complete a rehabilitation program and pass two surprise drug tests. The new bill, which is expected to pass in the House, would allow financial aid for students with a possession conviction, but still deny those who sold drugs."
Looks like a step in the right direction. 
PS. I'm changing the thread title for this topic so that it is more descriptive
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 Re: Make the call - Higher Education Act (HEA) anti-drug provision or "Aid Elimination Penalty" HR 3221 (moved)  [Re: mhbound]
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 This thread was moved from Growery News Service.
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Populating new Medical Marijuana & Activism forum.
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