Drugs
NLU prohibits students, student groups and employees from the following unlawful and/or unauthorized conduct involving drugs or controlled substances, including being on campus or participating in University sponsored events under the influence of illegal drugs or controlled substances:
- Use, misuse, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of illegal drugs or controlled substances (except as expressly permitted by legal authority, such as a student possessing a physician’s prescription and using the substance only as prescribed);
- Use, possession, manufacture or distribution of any drug paraphernalia;
- Intoxication that results in disruption of University business or raises concern for a student’s well-being;
- Being in the presence of the use or misuse of illegal drugs or controlled substances on University property;
- Other violations of University policy or federal, state or local laws pertaining to illegal drugs or controlled substances.
- Use or being under the influence of any marijuana, including medical marijuana on all University campuses and at any University sponsored event or activity.
Medical Marijuana and Legalization of Cannabis:
In order to comply with the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, the University prohibits the use, manufacture, distribution, and possession of all marijuana, including medical marijuana, on campus, in housing and at any National Louis University sponsored event or activity off campus. Although Illinois state law permits the use of medical marijuana by persons possessing lawfully issued medical marijuana cards and recreational use is scheduled to be in effect January 2020, federal law prohibits such use. Therefore, as an institution that receives federal funds, the University must comply with federal law and is subject to the federal Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments, which mandate that University communities be free of controlled substances (including marijuana). Thus, the use, possession, manufacture, distribution or being under the influence of any marijuana on University property or at University-related activities is prohibited and violates this policy.