Pubdate: Thu, 10 Jul 2003
Source: Cadiz Record, The (KY)
Copyright: 2003 The Cadiz Record
Contact:  http://www.cadizrecord.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2500
Author: Tom Berry
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)

MARIJUANA LEAF PRINTED ON BROCHURE BY MISTAKE

They say that ignorance is bliss and innocence is your best defense, but 
there are times when what you don't know can hurt you and it can get be a 
bit embarrassing too.

That's what happened last week during a Cadiz City Council meeting when it 
was discovered that the new Cadiz-Trigg County Farmers Market brochure - 
created by a local printing firm and approved by a member of the Cadiz 
Renaissance Board of Directors - mistakenly featured marijuana leaves in 
the design.

Luckily, the leaf was identified during the meeting by an astute, 
observant, and somewhat amused uniformed public servant - and confirmed by 
another - that immediately made the mistake known to a surprised City Council.

"Oh my God, I had no idea," said Cadiz Renaissance Manager Cindy Sholar 
when the seven-leafed revelation was revealed.

She had just finished announcing the upcoming distribution of the brochure 
in Trigg County and the surrounding area.

"I was going to distribute these today (July 2) but I didn't because it 
rained. I'm glad I didn't now," she said.

The printer had apparently tried to use a decorative plant to illustrate 
the various items for sale at the Market now located next to the Lakeland 
Jamboree on Jefferson Street.

Of course, no one with the printing firm or the Cadiz Renaissance Committee 
had any idea what the leaf was - at least not those that saw and approved 
it. City Administrator John Rittenhouse even noted that it all could be an 
honest mistake.

"I think if you contacted a horticulturist they might be able to tell you 
that it's some other kind of leaf," he said with an encouraging tone.

However, Cadiz Police Chief Hollis Alexander confirmed the identification 
and - jokingly - said he would take immediate action.

"Starting Monday there will be a Cadiz Police officer stationed permanently 
at the Farmer's Market," he quipped as he finished his monthly police report.

The owner of the printing firm was notified about the mistake the next 
morning. She also was shocked and is no doubt already setting up another 
printing having removed the design from the company's inventory to prevent 
a repeat of the error.

Sholar and Rittenhouse said the next morning that Renaissance would share 
the cost of redesigning and reprinting the brochure with a more legal 
embellishment.
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