MEDIA ADVISORYÂ Â Â
OCTOBER 6, 2008
Marijuana Policy Project to Participate in Medical Marijuana Rally Today
 California Spokesperson to Join Advocates in Demanding an End to Federal War on Patients
CONTACT: Aaron Smith, MPP California organizer, Mobile (707) 291-0076
LOS ANGELES â MPPâs California organizer, Aaron Smith, will be speaking at a rally which is expected to be attended by hundreds of medical marijuana patients and advocates on Monday morning in downtown Los Angeles.
   The rally has been organized by local patients and advocates supporting Charles C. Lynch, a Central Coast man who was recently convicted on federal drug charges for operating a medical marijuana collective in Morrow Bay. Lynch complied with state law and obtained a permit to operate the facility. The jury in his trial was denied any information about the stateâs medical marijuana law.
   - WHAT: âFree Charles C. Lynchâ rally
   - WHEN: Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, 11 a.m.
   - WHERE: U.S. District Courthouse, 312 North Spring St. (at Temple St.), Downtown Los Angeles
   With more than 25,000 members and 100,000 e-mail subscribers nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP believes that the best way to minimize the harm associated with marijuana is to regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol. For more information, please visit www.MarijuanaPolicy.org.
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