[Courtesy of HempRock Productions]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 2, 2008
CINCINNATI POLICE'S REGIONAL ENFORCEMENT NARCOTICS UNIT, (RENU) WARNS VENUE RENTING TO MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION EVENT!
Organizers make it a Marijuana Smoke-Free Event!
On Monday, RENU, called Riverfront West Sports Park, on the edge of Miamitown, to warn them that Saturday night, May 3rd, undercover cops and alcohol agents would be there for the HempRock Hempfest and if anyone is caught smoking marijuana, the State would revoke the ball field*s beer license. Alcohol license rules state that the license can be fined or revoked if illegal drug activity is found on the premises.
HempRock's Hempfests, which are fundraisers that help finance the Global Marijuana Marches, have been held at Riverfront since 1995. They both question why now, after all these years, law enforcement is focusing on this event when there is so much crime out there to focus on.
These types of actions are taking place around the Country to discourage venue owners from renting to groups for events that advocate legalizing cannabis. It*s an around about way of abridging freedom of speech and has been known to scare some property owners into canceling such events.
That*s not happening in this case. The Hempfest is still scheduled and HempRock is asking that everyone come out and support the idea of ending the War on Marijuana and the people who choose to use it in spite of the
situation. The event will be free of marijuana smoking to insure that the venue's beer license stays intact.
Cincinnati Attorney Tim Smith will be on hand at the event to monitor the situation and to make sure no ones rights are violated. That night and at the Sunday event on Fountain Square, he will also be speaking about recent court rulings and the Cincinnati Marijuana Ordinance.
For more information, please contact:
Tim Smith, Attorney, 513-293-8666 or Lynne Wilson, Dir, HempRock Prods. 513-476-9283
Thanx & have A Hempy Day,
Lynne Wilson, Dir.
The Happy Hemptress
HempRock Productions
513-68-4-HEMP vm
513-684-1086 fax
www.hemprock.com
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