Group Sees Refusal As A Slap In The Face

BEULAH - A Benzie County organization working to legalize marijuana says they were weeded out of the Chamber of Commerce.

And they're not just blowing smoke.

The Rev. Steven Thompson, president of the Benzie National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, said the group thought it was welcome this spring when they paid their dues and received a member plaque.

"We were trying to dispel the stereotype that we're all a bunch of Cheech and Chong people and also dispel the myth we're all a bunch of criminals or terrorists," he said.

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