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May. 6, 2004 22:00 TA celebrates Marijuana Day By MARION FISCHEL

The seventh annual International Marijuana Day, a protest
against laws restricting marijuana that is being held in
more than 150 countries on May 8, will be marked in Tel Aviv
by a picnic and trance party.

The event at Hayarkon Park will feature nine top DJs
specializing in reggae, hiphop, trance, dance hall, roots,
and ragamuffin music.

Started by the New York organization Cures, Not Wars in
1998, and picked up by Nimrod Kerrett, head of the local
Legalize chapter, that same year, the Israeli version is now
hosted by a coalition of drug reform organizations.

Meretz MK Roman Bronfman is to speak at the event, which
will host short speeches at one hour intervals between
changes in DJs. Bronfman is an independent candidate for
Democratic Choice, and the issue of marijuana is one of many
on his civil agenda, says Dan Goldblatt, former leader of
Alei Yarok, the pro-legalization party, and now Bronfman's
political adviser. Goldblatt also plans to attend the event.

Legalization of cannabis is not possible because of a UN
convention that Israel has signed in aid of the ongoing
international war against drug trafficking. Nevertheless,
the fight is to recognize the right of hundreds of thousands
of Israeli cannabis users, say the event organizers. The
decriminalization of cannabis would wipe out the smuggling
of this drug, because users would be allowed to keep one or
two plants at home, says Goldblatt.

In addition to receation, marijuana is also used to relieve
certain illnesses, in particular the side effects caused by
radiation treatment of cancer patients and pain management.

"The most important and pressing issue at the moment," says
Goldblatt, "is that of medical marijuana. It is allowed, but
due to heavy bureaucracy, people in terrible pain with
nausea and vomiting often have a long wait before they are
legally entitled to relief."

Members of the public at the event wishing to light up will
probably not be disturbed by the police, who traditionally
appear to have a non-intervention policy.

While a trance picnic party on Shabbat may appeal to those
in their 20s and 30s, older members of the population may
find it hard to identify with such an event as an
opportunity to create change. Nevertheless, the picnic is
only a piece of the picture, and the issue of
decriminalization is not expected to go away.

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