Pubdate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012
Source: Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME)
Copyright: 2012 MaineToday Media, Inc.
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Author: Beth Quimby

DEERING OAKS HOSTS MEDICAL MARIJUANA FESTIVAL

PORTLAND - About 200 people showed up Deering Oaks Park Saturday for 
the Atlantic CannaFEST.

A reggae band from the Boston area, High Hopes, were performing at 
the bandstand.

People were lined at the sole food vendor in the park. People were 
also lined up in front of the booth for High Tech Grower Supply 
store, picking up free samples of equipment used to grow marijuana 
hydroponically.

Several politcal candidates are on hand and speakers include Dustin 
Sulak, a doctor who has offices in Hallowell and Falmouth. Sulak 
certifies patients and assists them in using marijuana as a medication.

The nearby childen's park at Deering Oaks was filled with children 
and their parents, many of them unaware of the fesitval.

The festival promotes medical marijuana and protests the high price 
of state-sanctioned medical marijuana dispensaries.
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