Pubdate: Tue, 10 Sep 2013
Source: Northwest Arkansas Times (Fayetteville, AR)
Copyright: 2013 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Contact: http://nwanews.com/nwat/Editorial/68570/letter/
Website: http://www.nwanews.com/nwat/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/828
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HUNDREDS LINE UP FOR FREE MARIJUANA

DENVER (AP) - Hundreds of people lined up in Denver for a free
marijuana cigarette Monday as part of a protest against a ballot
proposal that would impose high taxes on the drug, which is now legal
in Colorado for recreational use.

The measure on the November ballot asks Colorado voters to approve a
15 percent excise tax plus a 10 percent statewide sales tax on all
retail marijuana purchases.

The marijuana was donated by a local lawyer who got it as part of a
legal settlement after authorities determined it was seized illegally,
according to Larisa Bolivar, campaign manager for opponents of the
ballot measure.

Littletree Oppy wore a fake nurse cap while she handed out the
cigarettes at Civic Center Park for the campaign. She said she opposes
the proposed taxes because people who can't afford to pay would be
forced to go to the black market.

People waiting in line for the free "pot" shouted "We want weed!" as
the supply dwindled.

Persian Gulf War veteran Randy Notz said he suffers from a traumatic
brain injury and qualifies for marijuana under Colorado's medical
marijuana law. He said he showed up and got a single marijuana
cigarette to show his support for the campaign to defeat the ballot
measure that would impose high taxes.
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