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Harvard considered joining the City of Cambridge in an--er--joint effort to test marijuana for traces of paraquat, a poisonous herbicide used by he Mexican government in its anti-pot campaign, which may cause severe lung damage in anyone who smokes treated dope. The University, however, had to weigh its concern for student health against the state's contention that the dope testing would be illegal, and held off from full cooperation with the city. "There is a question of violating the law--we're in marijuana never-never land on this one." University Counsel Dan Steiner '54 admitted.
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