Marijuana Reform Advocates Adopt Stretch Of Highway

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Drivers on SH9 in east Norman might be doing a doubletake these days. The
Oklahoma Chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws
(NORML) has adopted the two-mile stretch from Peebly Road to 180th Avenue
SE.

"We have adopted the highway to show that we are just regular tax paying
people involved in our community and our state," said Norma Sapp, the
local chapter's director and a resident of the Little Axe community. Sapp
has been involved with NORML for 13 years. She notes police arrested
697,082 persons in 2002 for marijuana violations. "This is my hobby," she
said.

The first organized trash pick-up was held Saturday. Sapp said she
encountered no difficulties getting the road segment "adopted" through the
state transportation department. "I guess it was kind of a joke with them,
but we didn't have any trouble getting it approved," she said.



Author: Andy Rieger
Source: Norman Transcript
Contact: editor@normantranscript.com
Website: normantranscript.com | my paper, my town
Pubdate: Sunday, November 2, 2003
 
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