this is a workshhet you can use to see if you are eligible. If you have only a conviction for possession you are almost certainly eligible even if the conviction came during a period in which you were receiving aid. Even if you have a more serious conviction or more than one  you may still be eligible or be able to establish eligibility through completion of an approved rehab program-- often available at no cost to you.

i believe these are what's technically known as "mercenaries", soldiers for hire, regardless of the "cause". they do it strictly for the money.

www.ssdp.org  

Whether or not these kids are denied all financial aid is another matter, but for most kids of average means, federal stafford loans and the like are a necessity because private lenders wont give ** to some 19 yr old kid with limited job history and no credit. (and no, parents wont always co-sign a loan for the kids, or the parents credit is just as bad, which is not something which should be attributed negatively to the kid) Throw in the ever rising cost of college tution and the correspondingly higher amount of loan $ sought on the loan application and well, the whole situation is ridiculous, unnecessary and likely contributes to the overall crime rate.  It seems to me that people who can't get a job, can't get an education, are unhappy and broke may think crime does have something to offer.
On the bright side, the prosecutors and cops have perpetually stupid criminals who do things like give statements, sign consent forms, allow cops into their home, and generally dont know their own rights or are easily persuaded to "waive" them by the more educated personnnel of the local, state or federal government. Perhaps deconstructionist can deconstruct that :)

When this proved to be injurious to the very people who needed it the most, Souder moued and said that he didn't really intend this vicious piece of legislation to be so deleterious to those he frankly wanted to harm (yeah, right)  and relented a tiny, tiny bit in his and the other DrugWarrior's vindictiveness by amending the legislation to allow for that infinitessimally small loophole Deconstructionist is mentioning. It is only meant to slightly reduce the sting from being beaten with the DrugWarrior 'rod', not remove it. It just makes the chains feel a little less heavy, that's all.