Is it legal to smoke pot at Potfest?”
Celebrate pot all you want, just don’t smoke it. That’s the message from Santa Cruz officials to attendees of an upcoming medical marijuana celebration in a city park. Smoking of all substances is banned in the park, and a violation could result in a $70 fine. Festival organizer Valerie Corral of Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana argued to City Council members that seriously ill patients would need a place to smoke at Saturday’s event. She pledged to erect a tent where they could smoke discreetly. Corral conceded she did not follow proper procedures to request an exemption from the ban from the council. Council members, some sympathetic to the group, told Corral on Tuesday that the ban would remain in place, and smokers could be cited.
Celebrate pot all you want, just don’t smoke it. That’s the message from Santa Cruz officials to attendees of an upcoming medical marijuana celebration in a city park. More News * Afghan election recount begins; 2 more NATO deaths 10.05.09 * Judge considers bail for accused Andrews stalker 10.05.09 * Storm stalls off Philippines, drenches Taiwan 10.05.09 * Gun bans, political cash on Supreme Court docket 10.04.09 Smoking of all substances is banned in the park, and a violation could result in a $70 fine. Festival organizer Valerie Corral of Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana argued to City Council members that seriously ill patients would need a place to smoke at Saturday’s event. She pledged to erect a tent where they could smoke discreetly. Corral conceded she did not follow proper procedures to request an exemption from the ban from the council.
