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Tampa Florida MMM March Went Off Without a Hitch!
Posted by FoM on May 10, 1999 at 08:54:56 PT
Source: NORML
Tampa Florida Million Marijuana march went off without a hitch, and that is saying quite a lot in this very conservative city where the only MMM in Florida (Governor Jeb Bush is son of the man behind the modern Drug War Boy George Bush) was sponsored by Florida Organization For Reformed Marijuana Laws.
 About 40-60 people assembled peaceably between 1200 and 1300 local time. Several Network Television people showed up to interview Mike Palmieri, President of FORML, and Bob Quail, President of the Pinellas Chapter FORML.We walked about 8 blocks through downtown Tampa hollering Slogans from the bullhorn one of which was an impromptu by Bob Quail which goes "We smoke pot and we like it a lot!"Others were "No More Lies!" "Hey Jeb Pray Tell, How Many Patients Have You Put In Jail?"(Greg Scotts)"Governor Governor Can't you see? Marijuana is Good for me" and so on.We spent two hours on the Federal Courthouse steps with many speakers.Everybody was given a chance to air their feelings, and that is one advantage of a small gathering. Federal Police stood behind the whole time farther up the steps of the courthouse, but there was no disobedience, and the march was a total success. Television coverage happened later that night on the network news channels, which is saying an awful lot here in Tampa, and we are happily planning the Y2K march.Bill
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