Pot times July 15, 2005
Medicinal Pot Group Plans `Solemn' Protest
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1118/a06.htmlNewshawk: M & M Family
Pubdate: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 MEDICINAL POT GROUP PLANS 'SOLEMN' PROTEST
Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA)
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Author: Ken McLaughlin
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(Cannabis - California)
Medicinal marijuana patients will carry live cannabis plants through the streets
of Santa Cruz on Saturday in what is expected to be the city's largest
demonstration since protesters passed out medicinal marijuana at City Hall
nearly three years ago.
The Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana says the march will be a
"solemn event" honoring the 154 alliance members who have died since
the group's inception in 1993. Organizers say more than 1,000 people will
join the protest against the U.S. Supreme Court's recent 6-3 ruling that
federal laws trump the efforts of California and other states to permit pot for
sick and dying patients.
The march will begin at noon at Pacific Avenue and Cathcart Street, heading
north to Church Street. The marchers will then assemble at City Hall on
Center Street for a 1 p.m. rally.
The September 2002 protest was triggered by a raid on the alliance's garden
north of Davenport. About 30 Drug Enforcement Administration agents
carrying M-16s cut down 167 plants, arresting alliance founders Valerie and
Michael Corral. More march information is at www.wamm.org.
