Sept 23 2002 rally at State Capitol, California.

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Medical marijuana activists are arrested.
http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread14224.shtml and
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/4528592p-5548094c.html

By Elizabeth Hume -- Bee Staff Writer

Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Tuesday, September 24, 2002

Nearly 30 advocates for medical marijuana were arrested and cited for
public disturbance during a protest at the federal courthouse on Monday.

The protest started at noon on the south lawn of the State Capitol.
Hundreds of protesters from all over California gathered to make a
stance against the federal government's recent raids of medical
marijuana suppliers.

"It's culminated in a huge outcry and the anger has really been
building," said Judy Appel, the deputy director of legal affairs for
Drugs Policy Alliance. "We hope to send a clear message to Washington
that we want the government to stop impeding clear access to medicine."

An hour later, about 250 protesters walked the few blocks to the federal
building at Fifth and I streets.

"We'd like (Gov. Gray) Davis and (Attorney General Bill) Lockyer to
follow through with their statements and support," Hilary McQuie said.
"We're giving them time so our main focus was the federal, not the
state, buildings."

For more than an hour, students, advocates and patients sat in front of
the entrance to the federal building, demanding that President Bush
pardon Bryan Epis, who was found guilty of conspiracy and of
manufacturing the drug in July.

"I'm very eager to have the federal government back off and accept the
laws of California," said Don Duncan, a Berkeley resident who was one of
the protesters arrested. "I think everyone was very encouraged today. A
lot of people are leaving Sacramento today feeling energized by it."

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ehume@....

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Source: Sacramento Bee (CA)
Author: Elizabeth Hume -- Bee Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Contact: opinion@...
Website: http://www.sacbee.com/

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