During “Sobriety Week,” hosted by the National Organization for the Reform for Marijuana Law, Winona State campus dining services reported an extreme dip in the sale of “munchies.”
Bruce Bechtl, Chartwells director, said, “We used to go through at least three boxes of Reese’s peanut butter cups in a week, but we only went through one last week.”
“Munchies,” a common reference for junk food, accounts for 38 percent of the campus dining services’ annual sales.
Typically, the Wharf collects an average of $7,500 per week for munchies. Last week, the Wharf reported a 69 percent loss in revenue.
“I’m all about their cause of moving forward,” Bechtl said despite the direct correlation to the Chartwell’s coiffeurs. “Hopefully, the experience will be worthwhile enough for them to continue.”
Donning the stereotypical hippy garb with a Greatful Dead tie-dye and thick hemp necklace NORML President Fernando Miza said the club thought of the idea on a whim.
“We were, like, hanging out at Stoney’s house one time and, like, the idea just came to me,” Miza said. “It was really freaky, man.”
NORML’s 15 members made a pact to refrain from drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana for one week.
“We love marijuana and want it to become legal, so we wanted to experience, like, what it felt like to be, like, sober,” Miza said. “It’s, like, a testament of our dedication to the NORML cause.”
Only one NORML representive, Sammy Richter, gave in, so he owes the rest of group drinks at Rascal’s Bar, Miza said.
“We’re pretty tight, so we knew when someone gave in,” Miza said.
Jenna Dubie, a sophomore NORML representative, said, “We had a huge smoke out that Saturday and John shaved off his dreads.”
As it happened, Sobriety Week started Sunday, March 5, through Saturday, March 11, and coincided with midterms.
The first day went surprisingly well for Dubie.
“I woke up. On time, too,” Dubie said. “But the days became really long, because there was, like, nothing fun to do.”
John Hildeblunt, NORML vice president, said he missed his 13 foot-long dreads, but liked the idea of a clean slate.
“My professors, like, didn’t even recognize me,” Hildeblunt said. “Also, I feel kind of light-headed without all the weight.”
As far as midterms, Dubie said she thought she did worse on her exams.
“It’s like I learned all that stuff when I was messed up and now that I’m sober I couldn’t think,” Dubie said.

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