PRO-MARIJUANA COMMUNITY MARCHES IN JAKARTA

The Nationwide Marijuana Circle (LGN) staged a march on Saturday to
campaign for the legalization of marijuana in the country.

They marched around the Tugu Tani monument in Central Jakarta.

"What we want as our first step is for the government to provide
objective information about marijuana," LGN chair Dhira Narayana said
at the march.

"People need to be informed that marijuana can be used to cure
cancer. Marijuana also does not trigger any addiction that is more
dangerous than coffee or tea," he said.

The march was originally planned to go from the Tugu Tani monument to
the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, also in Central Jakarta. But, the
police did not allow LGN marchers to gather at the traffic circle
because of the ongoing ASEAN Summit, which began on Saturday morning.

About 50 members of the LGN participated in the march.

"Not all of them are active users," Dhira said.