Marijuana,Activists,Suing,CU-B DIY Marijuana Activists Suing CU-Boulder Over 4/20 Campus Closur
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Medicalmarijuana supporters are filing suit against University of Colorado Boulder fora campus shut down this Friday. CU Boulder has indicated that it does not wantthe annual marijuana smoke out held on campus to be stopped and because ofwhich around 10,000 people have gathered at Norlin Quad to light up on 4/20 inrecent years. The marijuana activists are represented by Denver attorney RobCorry who is known for defending cannabis or medical marijuana related lawsuits. Cory has defended more medicalmarijuana criminal cases than any other attorney in Colorado and hasparticipated in the Huffington Posts Great Marijuana Debate. He is one ofthe few attorneys who have won several exonerations for defendants facingmedical marijuana charges.Regarding thecampus shut down, Cory told Huffington Post To my knowledge, there has neverbeen a case where a public university has blockaded and shut down its entirecampus to squelch free speech activity there." He further adds, "Thisis a radical overreaching on CU's part. When did marijuana become so offensive, at CU-Boulder of all places?Through theschools official website, Chancellor of CU Boulder, Philip P. DiStefano made astatement regarding why such harsh measures were taken. According to him, Thegathering disrupts teaching and research right in the heart of the campus. Thesize of the crowd has become unmanageable, and limits our faculty, staff andstudents from getting to class, entering buildings and doing their basic work.It needs to end.In a letter to Denver Post, DiStefano further explains, If it is a protest,then every party on every college campus in America is a protest. On the otherhand, Cory states defending the protestors, There is no evidence that this isa disruption to CU's mission. In fact, this peaceful protest is entirelyconsistent with CU's mission of education and empowering students and citizensto engage in open discussion and exchange of ideas regarding relevant issues ofthe day. A police crackdown against ideas will harm CU's reputation far morethan any peaceful protest will.Furtherdefending the 420 event, which was referred by DiStefano as a party, Cory says,There is no evidence to support the view that this is a "party,"Corry said. This event involves expressive conduct and free speech andassociation, which if not safe on a public college campus, is not safeanywhere." While CU-Boulder student government is endorsing the move to stopthe 4/20 event, it is advocating the Wyclef Jean event as an alternative to thesmoke out.
Marijuana,Activists,Suing,CU-B