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Free
Speech:
Giant
Marijuana
Leaves
Painted
On
House
Okay,
Connecticut
Town
Says
3/24/06
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle-old/428/paintjob.shtml
After being arrested and
charged with growing marijuana in his Winsted, CT, home, Christopher Seekins
decided to make a political statement by spray-painting giant pot leaves
on the outside of his home. Neighbors complained, but town officials
showed they understood the First Amendment. They told the complainers
the marijuana leaf image violated neither the law nor local property codes.
The city got that right,
Seekins told the Waterbury Republican American last week. "There's
no reason anybody should have a problem with it," Seekins said, adding
that the leaves are a show of support for marijuana legalization.
The cannabis plant can also be used to produce hemp fibers and other products,
he said. "People have the wrong impression about it."
Local police certainly had
a bad impression of Seekins' home grow, where they found 100 plants, along
with grow lights, fertilizers, and portable heaters last October.
They charged him cultivating marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia
for his efforts. He is free on $10,000 bond.
By the way, Seekins lives
on High Street.
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Issue #428
-- 3/24/06
Feature:
Despite
Supreme
Court
Ruling
Throwing
Out
Federal
Sentencing
Guidelines,
Federal
Drug
Sentences
Keep
Getting
Longer
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Feature:
Zogby
Poll
Says
Both
Coasts
Favor
Letting
States
Legalize
Marijuana
--
What
Is
It
Going
To
Take?
|
Feature:
Texas
League
of
Women
Voters
Adopts
Drug
Policy
Positions
--
Supports
Needle
Exchange,
Medical
Marijuana
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Work
and
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Racial
Disparities,
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Report
Says
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Free
Speech:
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Marijuana
Leaves
Painted
On
House
Okay,
Connecticut
Town
Says
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Department
Seeks
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Victory
Through
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Relations
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Asia:
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State
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Sells
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