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Marijuana Backers Will Meet in Park 
Posted by CN Staff on April 20, 2004 at 13:20:53 PT
By Pati LaLonde, Times Writer 
Source: Bay City Times
Talking is allowed, but toking isn't when a group pushing to decriminalize marijuana use hosts an informal educational meeting at 4:20 p.m. today in Wenonah Park. The time and date are references to a term that started in the San Francisco area for smoking pot. "We want to get new people involved in fighting for their freedoms," said "Ioka" Chope, president of the Bay City Chapter of NORML - National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
"People that smoke it need to know their rights, know what's going on," said Chope, who would not provide his given first name. "Basically people need to learn how to get a bill enacted and then people vote on it and it becomes law." Chope said he expects "the Barney Frank Bill" to be introduced in Michigan soon. It would decriminalize marijuana for medical use, noting that the drug is used for stress, cancer and for pain relief. NORML has for 30 years represented the interests of those who smoke marijuana responsibly and believe that recreational and medicinal uses should not be a crime, according to the group's Web site. The group supports the removal of criminal penalties for the use and cultivation of marijuana, and the development of a legally controlled market. Snipped: Complete Article: http://freedomtoexhale.com/backers.htmSource: Bay City Times, The (MI)Author: Pati LaLonde, Times Writer Published: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 Copyright: 2004 The Bay City TimesContact: forum bc-times.comWebsite: http://www.bc-times.com/Related Articles:Potheads Ready To Roll on Day They Call 4:20http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18682.shtmlSmokers Celebrate Joys of Marijuana on Holiday http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18681.shtmlPot Smokers Abuzz Over 420 'Holiday'http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18678.shtml 
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