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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: May 8, 2005 |
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Despite the fact that event organizers asked participants not to smoke drugs during the celebration, 22 people -- between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem -- were arrested for drug posession and use during Marijuana Day festivities on Saturday.
In Jerusalem, where Marijuana Day was marked for the first time, police closed down the celebrations and ordered the dozens of participants to leave the premises.
In Tel Aviv, Knesset Member Roman Bronfman (Yahad), said during his speech, "It is my democratic right to express my protest here against the government's failed drug policy.
"To solve the issue of drugs, a distinction must be made between light and hard drugs, and most efforts must be exerted to deal with the problem's root -- drug trafficking and hard drug users," he said.
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Marijuana Day ends in arrests
- (Miri Hasson)
05.8.2005
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