2A - Thursday, January 17, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: FRIDAY: The Extremist Explained _Before You Were Here A poet's protest Across the nation, marijuana and possession is a criminal offe with daunting consequences. C side of the boundaries of Ann Ar carrying just the slightest amour the popular drug results in expen: fines and possible jail time. But in the city limits marijuana laws much more lenient. Although federal law char $1,000 in fines and up to one yea jail time for first offenses, first-ti marijuana possession of less t two ounces is only a civil infrac- - rather than misdemeanor or fel - and carries a $25 fine with no time or probation in Ann Arbor. Ann Arborboasts some of the n lax pot laws in the nation, leav some wondering why. Local historian Wystan Stes said it all goes back to the legac John Sinclair in the late 1960s early 1970s. CRIME NOTES Cell phone stolen from coat pocket WHERE: Chemistry Building WHEN: Tuesday at about 7 a.m. WHAT: A male staff member reported his cell phone sto- len, the Department of Public Safety reported. He had left the phone in his jacket, which was left unattended in a com- mon area. The phone was sto- len sometime between noon and 3 p.m. Monday. Police have no suspects. Student finds stolen bike WHERE: Angell Hall WHEN: Tuesday at about 5:30 p.m. WHAT: A male student called to report that he had found his missingbike, which was stolen about two weeks ago, DPS reported. The man could not prove he owned thebike so John Sinclair, a poet and cultural activist living in Ann Arbor, was arrested and imprisoned for attempt- ing to sell two joints to two under- cover cops in July 1969. Sinclair was sentenced to ten years in a state pris- on. Sinclair's strict punishment pro- voked the "Free John Now Rally." On Dec. 10, 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Onoled upwards of15,000 supporters to rise against Sinclair's sentence at Crisler Arena. Three days after the uproar, the. Michigan Supreme Court ordered Sinclair, after just 29 months in jail, to be released under the claim that Michigan's marijuana statutes were unconstitutional and void. Sinclair also sparked a local tradi- tion: Hash Bash. On April 1, 1972, the "first of the Hash Bashes was held to publicize Sinclair's plight," Stevens said. "Later on that year, the Ann Arbor City Council overrode the state laws, mak- ing marijuana possession a $5 fine." Hash Bash has been an annual event ever since. In 1990, the fine was raised to $25 after mayor Gerald Jernigan called the initial law "an embarrassment." Second offenses carry a $50 fine and third offenses are $100. No marijuana offense in Ann Arbor fines more than $100. Don't go lighting up just yet, though. Because the University is a state institution, much stricter state laws apply to on-campus offenders. State law classifies marijuana use as a misdemeanor punishable with a $100 fine and up to 90 days in jail. NICOLE WATKINS Have a campus mystery you want the Daily to solve? E-mail akroll@ umich.edu. tyan Sample of Ypsilanti demonstrates for the lecaliza- tion of medical marijuana on the Diag daring Hash Bash in 2005. This year marks Hash Bash's 36th pear. 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