HARRELSON CASE SCHEDULED

Frankfort, KY - The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear oral arguments
in actor Woody Harrelson’s marijuana/(hemp) case at 11 a.m. Oct. 14 in
Louisville.

In June 1996, Harrelson planted four hemp seeds, which
would not produce substantial amounts of marijuana’s chemical
intoxicant, in Lee County.

Harrelson was cited for marijuanapossession, but Lee District
Court found that the state law outlawing marijuana
was too broad (by including hemp).

Lee County Attorney Thomas P. Jones appealed the ruling, and
in November, the state Court of Appeals sent the case back,
saying there was no provision for the prosecution to appeal a
ruling by a district judge.

Jones appealed that ruling, asking the Supreme Court to take
up the whole case, including the definition of hemp as marijuana.
Arguments will takeplace at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law,
University of Louisville.