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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Organizers of Ohio Hempfest are a little out of joint - over the cancellation of an annual pro-marijuana festival.
Ohio State University canceled the event, scheduled for Saturday, because officials said organizers didn't follow school rules.
Organizers said they were being unfairly targeted and promised to fight the decision. Lawyers hired by the group asked for an injunction against the university Thursday in U.S. District Court.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy, the festival's sponsor, asked to reserve space on the south Oval in October, said organizer Sean Luse, and the request was approved in April.
But Pat Hall, director of the university's Student Judicial Affairs, told him in an e-mail on Tuesday that Hempfest was canceled.
The group did not give the university 10 days' notice and did not have written permission from its faculty sponsor, Hall said. Those conditions were placed on the group after students smoked marijuana in an academic building following another event the group hosted in November.
Hempfest has been held on Ohio State's campus since 1996. The event includes speakers, bands, literature tables and vendors.
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Published: Jun. 4, 2004
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Ohio State University canceled the event, scheduled for Saturday, because officials said organizers didn't follow school rules.
Organizers said they were being unfairly targeted and promised to fight the decision. Lawyers hired by the group asked for an injunction against the university Thursday in U.S. District Court.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy, the festival's sponsor, asked to reserve space on the south Oval in October, said organizer Sean Luse, and the request was approved in April.
But Pat Hall, director of the university's Student Judicial Affairs, told him in an e-mail on Tuesday that Hempfest was canceled.
The group did not give the university 10 days' notice and did not have written permission from its faculty sponsor, Hall said. Those conditions were placed on the group after students smoked marijuana in an academic building following another event the group hosted in November.
Hempfest has been held on Ohio State's campus since 1996. The event includes speakers, bands, literature tables and vendors.
Source: azcentral
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Published: Jun. 4, 2004
Copyright: 2004, azcentral.com
Contact:
Website:Help Center - The Arizona Republic
