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Police and marijuana campaigners clash

Sat May 3, 2008 5:06 AM EDT
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Associated Press
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ATHENS — Police have fired tear gas to clear scores of youths during clashes outside a pro-marijuana festival in Athens.

Officers moved in as youths set fire to tires and blocked a busy road outside a university campus. No arrests or injuries were reported during three hours of pre-dawn clashes Saturday.

The two-day festival at the Agricultural University of Athens is part of an annual international campaign this weekend to promote the legalization of cannabis. It is illegal to grow or smoke marijuana in Greece although its use is widespread.

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kiml

Smoke is natural.
Alcohol and chemicals are not.
Think about it.
Is it taxes or religious fervor?

  • 1 vote
Reply#1 - Sat May 3, 2008 5:44 AM EDT
IslamicScholars

As a former marijane smoker,I know for a fact this war on marijuana is oppression,

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Reply#2 - Sat May 3, 2008 8:44 AM EDT
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