Greater St. Louis NORML protested yesterday against the prohibition of marijuana and in support of our petition to decriminalize marijuana in the City of St. Louis.
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Keegan Hamilton of the Riverfront Times posted an article about today’s Marc Emery Day protest at the courthouse downtown by Greater St. Louis NORML - check it out here: St. Louis NORML Chapter Holding “Prince of Pot” Protest Tomorrow
Today’s protest is going to be downtown at the Mel Carnahan Criminal Courthouse at 1114 Market Street (the corner of Market and Tucker) at 4:00 P.M.
Hamilton writes:
“Emery is just another example of an otherwise law abiding citizen being sent to prison for a non-violent marijuana offense,” says St. Louis NORML director Joseph Welch. “Except his case is more political. He’s being singled out for his role in the marijuana legalization movement.”
Emery was targeted by the United States government not because he was just selling seeds in his storefront shop and online, but because he was an active and aggressive reformer.
[Emery] is the editor of Cannabis Culture magazine and the founder of the BC-based Marijuana Party (guess what they’re in favor of). Former U.S. Attorney John McKay called him “the biggest purveyor of marijuana from Canada into the United States” and the DEA claimed that marijuana seeds he sold via the Internet for 11 years resulted 1.1 million pounds of pot (worth an estimated $11 billion) being grown in this country.
The Daily RFT dot com - St. Louis NORML Chapter Holding “Prince of Pot” Protest Tomorrow
joe :: Sep.19.2009 :: Marijuana, NORML, St. Louis, Drug Law Reform, Drug Laws :: No Comments »
Our petition to decriminalize marijuana in the City of St. Louis made the news last night. Michelle Anselmo from Fox 2 came out to the 4/20 event at Fubar and did a story on the local marijuana reform movement. Of course they didn’t get my keynote speech, but you can see me in the background several times, and most importantly, they mentioned our petition.
Local Push To Decriminalize Marijuana Gathers Momentum - Michelle Anselmo, Fox 2 St. Louis
joe :: Apr.21.2009 :: Marijuana, NORML, Missouri, St. Louis, Drug Law Reform, Drug Laws :: No Comments »
Join Greater St. Louis NORML and Legalize St. Louis! on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the March to the Arch - St. Louis Worldwide Cannabis Liberation Day!
From 1 PM to 7PM on the Arch steps we’ll have national marijuana reform activists and several local bands out in support of our decriminalization initiative petition.
For more info, check out our event on Facebook: March to the Arch - St. Louis Cannabis Liberation Day
Our guests will include:
Ray Hartmann – founder of Riverfront Times, Ray is a regular on KETC Channel 9’s “Donnybrook”.
John Coffman – John is a lobbyist for the ACLU.
George McMahon – one of only four remaining patients who receives medicinal cannabis from the Federal Government. George is a founding member of Patients Out of Time
Jacqueline Patterson – cannabis patient and activist, appeared in Showtime’s “In Pot We Trust”
Mark Pedersen – a cannabis patient & founder of Cannabis Patient Network, Mark has interviewed over 100 medical cannabis patients, their family members, & physicians
Ervin Dargan – cannabis patient & videographer, works closely with Cannabis Patient Network & Patients Out of Time
Mayor Joe Blundell – Mayor of Cliff Village, MO; Joe was instrumental in the passage of Missouri’s 2nd medical cannabis city ordinance
Dan Viets – attorney, state coordinator for Missouri Norml; Dan has been fighting for over 40 years for an end to cannabis prohibition in Missouri.
Kelly Maddy – President, Joplin Norml, is currently working toward a medical cannabis city ordinance for Joplin, is instrumental in Missouri state cannabis reform.
Joseph Welch – criminal defense lawyer, director of Greater St. Louis NORML; is working toward establishing a cannabis city ordinance for St. Louis City.
Denise Lieberman – attorney, teacher, civil rights activist; Denise was formerly the Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Easter Missouri
Terri Zeman - Director, Greater St. Louis NORML; Terri has worked many years educating Missouri regarding the benefits of hemp & bio diesel.
Medical cannabis patients from across Missouri and Illinois are expected to attend and participate.
Our bands will include:
Madahoochi St. Louis, MO http://madahoochi.com/index.html
56 Hope Road Chicago, IL http://www.56hoperd.com/
Frog Eye Jug Band Springfield, MO http://www.myspace.com/frogeyejugband
Vitamen A St. Louis, MO http://www.myspace.com/vitaminamusic
Upright Animals St. Louis, MO http://www.myspace.com/theuprightanimals
Aaron Kamm & the One Drops Edwardsville, IL http://www.myspace.com/theonedrops
For more info, check out our event on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=39209377718
Hope to see all of you there!
Joseph Welch, Director
Greater St. Louis NORML
Legalize St. Louis!
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