Pubdate: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 Source: Houston Chronicle (TX) Copyright: 1999 Houston Chronicle Page: 12A Contact: http://www.chron.com/ Forum: http://www.chron.com/content/hcitalk/index.html MARIJUANA ADVOCATES RALLY BOSTON -- About 40,000 people packed the Boston Common Saturday for the 10th annual rally in support of the legalization of marijuana. Activists with the Committee to Reform Marijuana Laws used this year's gathering to collect signatures for a proposed November 2000 ballot question that would decriminalize the possession of marijuana. The organizers need to collect more than 57,100 voter signatures in the fall. If they collect those signatures and the Legislature does not act on their proposal, they must collect additional signatures in the spring before the proposal can go on the ballot. Under the proposed law, it would still be a criminal violation to provide marijuana to a person under 18. Police said they arrested more than 60 people on drug possession charges. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake