Wednesday, May 29, 2013

NJ Libertarian candidate charged with marijuana possession

Libertarian senate candidate from East Windsor charged with pot possession at Philadelphia legalization rally - Mike Davis, Times of Trenton:

May 29, 2013 - "The Libertarian candidate for state Senate in New Jersey's 14th District said today that he was arrested for marijuana possession at a legalization rally earlier this month, after lighting up and smoking a joint in public.

"Don DeZarn, an East Windsor resident who works at Princeton University, said he was one of five activists arrested on May 18 at Smoke Down Prohibition V, a monthly event hosted by the Philadelphia chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws at Independence Hall.

"Calling the rally and arrest acts of civil disobedience, DeZarn emphasized his support for legalizing marijuana, a chief tenet of his campaign platform.

"'I honestly believe that nothing is going to change unless the people in mass stand up, speak out and fight for their rights,' DeZarn said today. 'They can’t just sit back, relax and wait for the government to change things that we think are unjust laws'....

"On May 13, DeZarn announced his candidacy for the state Senate seat at a press conference at Veterans Park in Hamilton, while smoking a marijuana joint to highlight his position on legalizing the drug."

Read more: http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/05/libertarian_senate_candidate_a.html
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