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National candlelight vigils on April 22 |
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Written by William Haney
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PhillyNorml will host a Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Medical
Marijuana Prohibition on April 22 at 8 PM on Ben Franklin Parkway at
21st Street in Philadelphia, PA. The annual candlelight vigil
commemorates deceased medical cannabis patients, as well as those
living in prisons and jails, on parole and or probation, and the
families divided by the drug war.
Event sponsors are encouraging other interested parties to hold a
simultaneous event that evening. The vigil raises awareness by
informing the public of the medical benefits of medical marijuana,
which is now legal in many states. Maine, Vermont, Alaska, California,
Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington allow cannabis
to be grown and used for medicinal purposes. On Jan. 3, 2006 Rhode
Island became the 11th state to legalize medicinal cannabis.
The US Supreme Court ruled June 6, 2005 that people who use cannabis
with a doctor’s approval can still be prosecuted under federal drug
laws but did not overturn any State Laws. Federal authorities have
conceded they are unlikely to prosecute most individual medicinal
marijuana patients. For more information about last years’ successful
vigil, visit www.universalarts.net/candl.html.
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