WSU’s Drug and Alcohol Policies, including WSU Executive Policy #20 and the WSU Standards of Conduct for Students, aims to eliminate alcohol and drug abuse and to educate the University community on relevant laws and consequences. This policy provides consistency and clarity on the permitted use and enforcement of alcohol laws and statutes on all WSU properties statewide. WSU’s policy prohibits the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs or alcohol on University-controlled property statewide.
RCW Chapter 70.160 prohibits smoking in any WSU owned, leased, rented public place, or place of employment. The WSU Pullman, WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, WSU Vancouver, WSU Everett, and the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) have additional restrictions regarding tobacco and nicotine use on campus or area locations, with the exception to Safety Policies and Procedures Manual (SPPM) 6.10.
Employees who violate UPPM 10.19 or Safety Policies and Procedures Manual (SPPM) 6.10 may face corrective or disciplinary actions.