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From Sharon Stevens and ksdk.com:

St. Louis (KSDK) - A federal judge dealt a blow to the Occupy St. Louis movement Tuesday.

The protestors requested a preliminary injunction, and it was denied late this afternoon, just days after police arrested 27 people.

At issue was the city’s curfew ordinance.

No one is allowed in city parks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Most of the protestors sought a preliminary injunction to allow them back in the park, including after hours, but a judge said no.

Attorneys for the protestors say they will appeal.

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“It’s not over yet. We still plan on going forward with an appeal. We feel that our clients’ rights were violated,” said Joseph Welch, the plaintiff’s attorney.

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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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Our protest yesterday turned out great!

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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

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