Pubdate: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 Source: Hamilton Spectator (CN ON) Copyright: The Hamilton Spectator 2003 Contact: http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/181 Author: Dan Nolan Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?196 (Emery, Marc) POT-SMOKING ACTIVIST ATTRACTS 100 TO RALLY AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS Hamiltonians helped a pot activist stage one of his largest rallies on a cross-country tour promoting legalizing marijuana. About 100 people turned out to smoke and hear Marc Emery speak yesterday in front of police headquarters about how smoking and growing marijuana in Canada should not be a crime anymore. Emery, who runs the B.C. Marijuana Party, said the turnout was comparable to a rally he staged in St. John's, Newfoundland. Emery's Summer of Legalization tour comes in the wake of several legal developments on pot possession. The Liberal government has proposed new laws making possession of 15 grams of pot a minor offence carrying no criminal record. The government is responding to court rulings that left rules on pot possession null and void. Superintendent Ken Bond said Hamilton police didn't intercede in the pot smoking because "there's no law. As long as they're not breaking any laws our hands are tied." - --- MAP posted-by: Josh