News (Media Awareness Project) - US WI: News Brief - Activists Toke Up On Library Mall |
| Title: | US WI: News Brief - Activists Toke Up On Library Mall |
| Published On: | 2003-10-06 |
| Source: | Daily Cardinal (WI Edu) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-19 10:22:23 |
NEWS BRIEF: ACTIVISTS TOKE UP ON LIBRARY MALL
Organizers estimated about 1,000 people assembled downtown Saturday for the
Great Midwest Harvest Festival, an annual gathering of pro-marijuana activists.
The day included a parade from Library Mall to the Capitol and speeches by
many activists including Gary Storck, who has used marijuana for 31 years
to ease his glaucoma, and Jacki Ricker, who suffers from nerve and muscle
disorders.
They and other speakers advocated the legalization of medical marijuana in
Wisconsin.
Although many attendees openly smoked joints in public during the
festivities, police did not arrest anyone.
Organizers estimated about 1,000 people assembled downtown Saturday for the
Great Midwest Harvest Festival, an annual gathering of pro-marijuana activists.
The day included a parade from Library Mall to the Capitol and speeches by
many activists including Gary Storck, who has used marijuana for 31 years
to ease his glaucoma, and Jacki Ricker, who suffers from nerve and muscle
disorders.
They and other speakers advocated the legalization of medical marijuana in
Wisconsin.
Although many attendees openly smoked joints in public during the
festivities, police did not arrest anyone.
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