However, smoking marijuana on
a state university campus is a
misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine up to $2,000 and up to one
year in prison.
The Ann Arbor Police Depart-
ment
and
University
Police
patrolled the event and watched
for any emergencies. Despite the
fact that the usage of marijuana
was illegal, and very prominent
at Hash Bash, only three arrests
were made.
To Sinclair, addressing mari-
juana use as a criminal offense is
a laughing matter.
“Crime?” Sinclair said. “What
kind of crime do they have here?
I don’t worry about it, I’m going
to get high anyways.”
The Michigan Comprehen-
sive Cannabis Law Reform Ini-
tiative Committee — which goes
by MI Legalize — helped to both
organize the event and book
local speakers. The organization
is an advocate of the pending
legalization ballot measure.
“We have been working hard
to provide you with a uniquely
thought-provoking and entirely
radical rally,” said Nicholas
Zettell, Hash Bash Director of
Operations.
“We’ve
selected
accomplished and knowledge-
able figures within this diverse
and colorful community to pro-
vide you with a savory blend of
community leaders, elected offi-
cials, patients and much more.”
Irwin, one of the elected offi-
cials, is the state representa-
tive responsible for drafting the
pending 2016 ballot measure. He
believes it is unethical to contin-
ue criminalizing individuals for
smoking marijuana.
“You’ve heard a little bit about
how cannabis is a gateway drug,
and I’m here to tell you folks it is
a gateway drug to a real bad time
with law enforcement,” Irwin
said in a speech to Hash Bash
attendees. “It’s a gateway to a
criminal record; it’s a gateway to
a misdemeanor or a felony; it’s a
gateway to losing your financial
aid. It’s a gateway to hundreds
of millions of dollars wasted of
taxpayer money arresting, try-
ing, prosecuting and incarcerat-
ing marijuana users.”
In a phone interview prior to
the event, Briere said it is impor-
tant to remember that Hash
Bash promotes activism and
political commentary, not civil
disobedience.
“It’s a collection of speeches
and live music where people
from different areas collaborate
to focus on reforming the mari-
juana laws of Michigan,” Briere
said.
Though Irwin, Bernero and
Briere all spoke about the legal-
ization of marijuana at Satur-
day’s event, there were many
different ideas raised through-
out the afternoon’s speeches.
Chong called for the elimina-
tion of the Drug Enforcement
Administration, claiming that
marijuana advocates were win-
ning the war on drugs.
“It started as a protest, but
it’s turning into a celebration
because we are winning,” he
said. “What we’re having today
is the celebration of the greatest
plant known to man. All pot use
is medical.”
One speaker, Jim Powers, MI
Legalize board member, talked
about how cannabis oil saved
his son’s life. Powers is also a co-
founder of the Michigan Parents
for Compassion — an organiza-
tion dedicated to teaching oth-
ers about the positive effects of
medical marijuana on children’s
health.
His son, Ryan, suffers from
Minimal Change Disease — an
autoimmune disease of the kid-
neys. Powers said despite this,
he and his son have not received
medical protection from the
state, which means his son’s
successful medical treatment is
still, technically, illegal.
“Before cannabis oil, Ryan
was able to maintain a remission
of about 14 days. I’m pleased to
report that today, on cannabis
oil, Ryan has been in remission
for 302 days,” Powers said.
Law student Reid Murdoch
and LSA senior Brian Kardell,
executive members of the Uni-
versity’s Students for Sensible
Drug Policy chapter, discussed
the
impact
the
University’s
policy prohibiting smoking in
residence halls could have on
students. Kardell urged the stu-
dent crowd at Hash Bash to take
a stance against such discrimi-
nation.
“Just because I choose to use
marijuana doesn’t mean that
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When hundreds of marijuana
fans crowded the Diag for the
annual Hash Bash on Saturday,
local law authorities made three
arrests for possession of marijuana
with intent to deliver during the
course of the event.
In an interview with The
Michigan Daily several days
prior to Hash Bash, Division
of Public Safety and Security
spokeswoman
Diane
Brown
described the division’s objec-
tives during the marijuana-
fueled festival.
“The event, itself, which usu-
ally has to do with having some
speeches and collecting signatures
— that part of it is an acceptable
event for a student group to hold
on the Diag like they do most every
day of the year,” Brown said. “We
don’t condone what this event
sometimes attracts with the use
of drugs or public consumption of
alcohol.”
Brown said University officers
often encounter individuals who
are under the impression that the
event provides a day of amnesty for
illegal drug activity.
“There are some people who
come to this who perceive ... that
marijuana and other drugs being
displayed, transacted, possessed or
used is permissible,” Brown said.
“So the officers are there to ensure
that anyone coming to the event is
able to be there in a safe and secure
environment.”
Brown said the number of
arrests varies every year, noting
that the majority of those arrest-
ed tend to be visitors from outside
the city.
“Last year, the University police
officers made one arrest during
Hash Bash detail,” Brown said.
“The year before, there were 16
people who were arrested for pos-
session of suspected marijuana,
and one person arrested for MIP.
None of those were students. Very
few students are arrested during
this event. But they aren’t usually
engaged in public displays of viola-
tions of law.”
Because they enforce state law,
University officers must arrest
those engaged in the consump-
tion or possession of marijuana.
According to a city ordinance, use
of marijuana is a civil infraction
resulting in a fine. The punishment
an individual receives depends on
jurisdiction where the infraction
occurs.
“If you’re on Dominick’s prop-
erty, you’re in the city; if you’re
across the street on the Law Quad
then you’re on University prop-
erty,” Brown said. “If you’re on
Monroe Street in the middle, that’s
technically a city street under the
enforcement of the city police, but
on all streets that are city property
and adjacent to the University, both
police agencies have concurrent
jurisdiction.”
To reserve events in the Diag,
a group needs to have some affili-
ation with a University student
group, staff or faculty. In the past,
the University has attempted
to restrict the presence of Hash
Bash on its property.
“Ultimately, the free speech
aspect of the event was deter-
mined to make it something that
could occur,” Brown said. “(The
concern is) the illegal activity
that the event tends to draw, not
the free speech part of it...”
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