cannabisnews.com: Police To Beef Up Patrols for Hempstock Police To Beef Up Patrols for Hempstock Posted by CN Staff on August 13, 2003 at 21:55:59 PT By Alan Crowell, Staff Writer Source: Morning Sentinel Starks Police say they will closely monitor traffic safety and noise levels in this small rural town as the four-day pro-marijuana rock concert Hempstock gets under way today.Maine State Police Lt. Dale Lancaster said there will be extra patrols in Starks over the weekend and that police may also set up a roadblock near the entrance to the concert site. "We want to make sure that everybody is safe to be on Maine's highways. Also, we are concerned about any illegal drug activity," said Lancaster. He said noise is also a concern. For over a dozen years, Hempstock and similar events organized by the Maine Vocals, a group which advocated the legalization of marijuana, have been a source of controversy. Earlier this year, the Maine Vocals ceased to be an incorporated entity, but the concert is going forward, apparently organized by Vocals founder Donald Christen of Madison. When attendance was at its peak about 10 years ago, thousands attended the festival, blocking roads and causing noise and sanitation problems. Since the town passed a restrictive new mass gathering ordinance in 2001, attendance has dropped both due to the ordinance and a heavy police presence. The ordinance requires that anyone holding a gathering of 750 or more people for six or more hours meet noise, sanitation and other requirements. Town officials said Wednesday that Christen did not apply for a mass gathering ordinance permit for this year's Hempstock. Somerset-Kennebec County District Attorney Evert N. Fowle said that his office would work with police to make sure that Christen follows the law. Last year, at a concert marked by heavy police scrutiny, attendance stayed well below the 750-person threshold. "We are going to take appropriate steps to make sure that the law is obeyed and that the people of Starks can get a good night's sleep," he said. Anita Reichenbach, who lives near the town center, said she appreciates the police presence and believes it will improve the safety of both motorists and people who attend the concert. But she said she doesn't want to see Hempstock take place in Starks or anywhere else. "If Donald Christen's real reason for holding Hempstock is to further the legalization of marijuana, he should be doing it through the legal process," she said. Christen, reached at home Wednesday, declined to be interviewed. Source: Morning Sentinel (ME)Author: Alan Crowell, Staff Writer Published: Thursday, August 14, 2003Copyright: 2003 Morning SentinelContact: dcheever centralmaine.comWebsite: http://www.onlinesentinel.com/Related Articles & Web Site:Maine Vocalshttp://www.mainevocals.org/Christen Plans Starks Festival http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16138.shtmlPro-Marijuana Group Dissolves, Fight Continueshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16136.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #10 posted by kaptinemo on August 15, 2003 at 08:40:57 PT: "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" Free translation: "Who guards the guardians?" Or in this case, who polices the police when THEY let things get 'out of hand'?I can't help but think of all the crimes that will be committed while this thing is going on. How many of them could have been prevented by a police presence elsewhere?Gentlemen, you have better things to do than roust cannabists...like hunt murderers. [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by FoM on August 14, 2003 at 10:58:11 PT News Brief from WMTW Hempstock Underway in the Town of StarksThe weekend-long music event is happening in the Somerset County. Katie Brace has a live report on News 8 WMTW at 6.Thursday, August 14, 2003 By NewsRadio WMTW870/1470 AM and 106.7 FMSTARKS -- The 13th annual Hempstock Festival got underway Thursday in the Somerset County town of Starks. The weekend-long music festival is organized by the group Maine Vocals, a group dedicated to the legalization of marijuana. Hempstock has taken place at the farm of Harry Brown since 1991 -- but not without police presence. "We're going to put additional patrols on -- and it will vary depending on the time of day," said State Police Lt. Dale Lancaster. But police say they plan to keep their distance. "Because it is an unsanctioned event, it will be treated as anyone that have a party at their home. If noise levels rise so that they disturb the rest of the community, we will address those issues," Lancaster said. He said if that means arresting people for behaving badly, they will. http://www.wmtw.com/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by herbdoc215 on August 14, 2003 at 09:47:55 PT Sam Adams.... Your Flag Decal Won't get You Into Heaven Anymore...their already overcrowded from your dirty little war, now Jesus don't like killin no matter what the reasons for, and your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore...John Prine.I think this should become the new national anthem! Peace, Steve Tuck [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by kaptinemo on August 14, 2003 at 07:20:13 PT: Now, what if this was some college frat beer bust? Would the revellers be as subject to as high degree of scrutiny as the participants of Hempstock will be? We all know the answer would be a resounding "No!".Meanwhile, since so many police and undercover swine will be using taxpayer's dollars in attempting to intimidate the harmless, the *bona fide* criminals will be using the opportunity to create even more trouble.This is what happens when you hire your 'civil servants' from the shallow end of the gene pool... [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by BigDawg on August 14, 2003 at 06:49:21 PT Gotta be kidding > he should be doing it through the legal process," she said.Ummm, it thought he WAS doing it thru the legal process. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Sam Adams on August 14, 2003 at 06:37:10 PT Population of Starks, ME: 578 http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/popInfo.php?locIndex=2359So what they're actually doing is suppressing the majority in favor of tiny minority. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by Sam Adams on August 14, 2003 at 06:23:44 PT That's America, dammit ""We are going to take appropriate steps to make sure that the law is obeyed and that the people of Starks can get a good night's sleep," he said. "Ah yes, forget all that stuff about FREEDOM, BRAVERY, the right to assemble, self-reliance, independence and strength. America is about every 75 year old uptight loser getting a GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP. Can we get Ashcroft to write this directly into the Constitutition now that we've cleared this up? This makes me want to go put a flag decal on my car right now! [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Jose Melendez on August 14, 2003 at 03:36:10 PT Where's the Beef? Genesis 1 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. See Also:Fat content and fatty acid composition of seeds and seed oilshttp://www.queenhill.demon.co.uk/seedoils/omegas.pdf also, from:http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-306.htmlThe hemp seed contains approximately 2535% oil. Analysis of seed oil from the different cultivars together with a typical canola oil is shown in Table 4. The predominant fatty acid was linoleic 54.656.1%, followed by linolenic 17.819.2%, and oleic 11.812.8%. It is interesting to note that the oil also contains 1.52.2% of gamma linolenic acid. Only slight differences in oil composition was noted among the cultivars. The high percentage (73.774.6%) of the polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic + linolenic) indicates a good, nutritious but unstable oil. This compares with canola oil that has high (55.6%) monounsaturated fatty acid in the oil. The presence of the gamma linolenic acid makes hemp oil even more nutritionally desirable. This fatty acid is the important component found in evening primrose and borage seed oils. The analysis also indicated high levels of various anti-oxidants, including tocopherols and sterols. Search for Yourself! [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by elfman_420 on August 14, 2003 at 02:41:08 PT come on. no really. "If Donald Christen's real reason for holding Hempstock is to further the legalization of marijuana, he should be doing it through the legal process," she said. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by freedom fighter on August 13, 2003 at 22:47:07 PT addictionology Never in my life would I ever even think of such a word like this....addictionologyI supposed there's folks with Phd in this field??http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1217/a02.html?397"Addicts are notorious for being manipulative in many different areas and making up stories to obtain drugs -- feigning illnesses, reading the medical journals to obtain drugs. -- So there's the concern in giving every primary care physician the power to treat addicts -- because of manipulation." Who ever said that... Well, it sure reeks of miserable addiction...Rhueff [ Post Comment ] Post Comment