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Hemp Tour Sept. 19, 1992 / Gainesville Heats Up It was beautiful. Hundreds swirled forward in a spontaneous burst of joy accompanying the man with the hundreds of marijuana cigarettes as he tossed them in the air. From the stage and perimeter that much sudden movernent was alarming. The burst of pot smoke approached that of an army tear gas drill in volume. Florida legalization Organization organizers were totally relieved to discover the nature of the commotion; police were not. Suddenly it was a question of police vs. too much marijuana smoke . They threatened arrests if smoking continued. Organizers announced it would be an individual decision, whether or not to light up, but hearing the speakers was more important. More smoke. More threats. Organizers used PA to inform the crowd of their right to remain silent, their right to refuse to be searched. In the event of arrests the crowd was urged to go to the police station for an all night vigil or until the judge arrived and released everyone. Police were asked to leave the Plaza and when they hesitated they were asked to get the Chief of Police on the phone. Things settled down. No arrests. No injuries. Few if any complaints. Many participants said they've never had more fun in their life (sic). Goodwill prevailed throughout. Events began with a stunninq Hatha Yoga demonstration and class by Michael Geison of the Florida Legalization conspiracy to suppress hemp. Charles Manheart spoke for the Libertarian Party of Florida and Herb Shapiro spoke on the Kennedy assassination. Other speakers included: Kevin Aplen - CAN, Pat Cannon - TEACH, Ken Wise - FIJA, Gainesville Greens. 3000 people were in attendance. The bands Reptilian Complex, Jahscendance, Johari Window & Tone Unknown were terrific as always. 75 new VOTERS REGISTERED. Booths, venders, hemp museum. The next FLO rally is scheduled for a tentative October or November '93. (However, the Spring Hemp Tour has just been announced. Look for it elsewhere in this issue. Ed.) - SUBCONSCIOUS SOUP vol. 2 No. 4 P.O. Box 421272 Kissimmee, FL 34742 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yeah, I know that this a bit dated BUT I've been intrigued by these kinds of rallys (including the "Inhale to the Chief" held in Washington) and can't help wondering whether they do more to antagonize lawmakers or wake them up. -NFS