Hemp Fest Lights Up Commons

Hemp Fest-- the annual public convention held to advocate the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts -- was held Saturday and Sunday at the Boston Commons, with local students and dread-locked, tie-dyed demonstrators alike demanding one thing: freedom.

Mike Cann, a spokesman for MassCann, which sponsored the event, said he was unhappy with Massachusetts' current political agenda.

"The police are not our enemy," he said. "We have one common enemy: politicians. I will never vote for someone who wants to arrest me."

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