Thousands of activists hoping to achieve the goal of legalizing marijuana are set to descend on campus and the surrounding areas this weekend to protest the nation’s war on drugs.
With the Federal Building on East Liberty Street serving as their backdrop, the protesters will kick off the 33rd Ann Arbor Hash Bash (11 a.m. EST Saturday April 3)
After an hour-long rally in front of the building, the activists will march to campus, converging on the Diag where they will listen to speakers including poet John Sinclair and Chef Ra, a columnist at High Times. After one hour of speeches, Hash Bash will move to Monroe Street for a block party.
Hash Bash has drawn large crowds in the past, but participation has waned recently partly due to less student involvement, increased law enforcement efforts and in some years, bad weather. In the past, the police haven't allowed us to have tables on the Diag, though we will this year, We are going to try to focus more on medical marijuana this year. After the University established the Department of Public Safety 14 years ago, police officers began dispersing Hash Bash participants from the Diag after their rally.
As a result, the penalty for smoking marijuana on campus is a $100 fine and/or up to 90 days in jail, though the penalty for abusing the drug on city property is a $25 ticket for a civil infraction. Anyone caught possessing marijuana on campus will be fined up to $2,000 and can end up behind bars for up to one year. These penalties don't stop all marijuana fanatics from lighting up at Hash Bash, It's not the smoking that gets you busted, it's passing to your buddies. This is a political rally and we smoke in an act of civil disobedience.
There were six arrests and citations at last year's Hash Bash and in the past five years, 198 arrests have been made at the event. Of the 198 people arrested, only two have been University students.
Far out huh... puffffffpufffffff
With the Federal Building on East Liberty Street serving as their backdrop, the protesters will kick off the 33rd Ann Arbor Hash Bash (11 a.m. EST Saturday April 3)
After an hour-long rally in front of the building, the activists will march to campus, converging on the Diag where they will listen to speakers including poet John Sinclair and Chef Ra, a columnist at High Times. After one hour of speeches, Hash Bash will move to Monroe Street for a block party.
Hash Bash has drawn large crowds in the past, but participation has waned recently partly due to less student involvement, increased law enforcement efforts and in some years, bad weather. In the past, the police haven't allowed us to have tables on the Diag, though we will this year, We are going to try to focus more on medical marijuana this year. After the University established the Department of Public Safety 14 years ago, police officers began dispersing Hash Bash participants from the Diag after their rally.
As a result, the penalty for smoking marijuana on campus is a $100 fine and/or up to 90 days in jail, though the penalty for abusing the drug on city property is a $25 ticket for a civil infraction. Anyone caught possessing marijuana on campus will be fined up to $2,000 and can end up behind bars for up to one year. These penalties don't stop all marijuana fanatics from lighting up at Hash Bash, It's not the smoking that gets you busted, it's passing to your buddies. This is a political rally and we smoke in an act of civil disobedience.
There were six arrests and citations at last year's Hash Bash and in the past five years, 198 arrests have been made at the event. Of the 198 people arrested, only two have been University students.
Far out huh... puffffffpufffffff
