FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 11/29/2013
CONTACT: Chris Goldstein 267 702 3731 chris@phillynorml.org or NA Poe napoe0@gmail.com 267 616 0828
EVENTS: Smoke Down Prohibition XI: Friday 11/29/13 from 3:00PM-4:45PM at 5th&Market Streets
Joke Down Prohibition: 11/29 from 5:00PM-11:00PM at Underground Arts 1200 Callowhill St
Green Friday: Smoke Down Prohibition & Marijuana Comedy Show
Philadelphia – Comedy activism crew The Panic Hour and local legalization group PhillyNORML are turning Black Friday into Green with marijuana reform.
A public rally in the afternoon will be followed by a green shopping bazaar and comedy show fundraiser at Underground Arts, headlined by national funnyman Rob Cantrell.
Things kick off at 3:00PM with the monthly Smoke Down Prohibition protest. Cannabis activists will gather at 5th&Market Streets at Independence Mall National Historic Park within sight of the Liberty Bell.
Speeches will commence at 3:30PM. Some participants will take part in a “moment of cannabis reflection” at 4:20PM. The time is symbolic to many American cannabis consumers and marijuana joints are lit as a civil disobedience action. Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/671373832897275/
More than 2,500 people have protested federal cannabis laws by consuming marijuana during Smoke Down Prohibition events since they began in December 2012. Thousands more have attended the regular rally calling for an end to cannabis prohibition.
“It is time for the US federal government to stop using law enforcement resources against peaceful marijuana consumers,” said PhillyNORML Co-Chair Chris Goldstein, “This exercise in Free Speech and the First Amendment demonstrates that ‘We the People’ have had enough with heavy-handed Prohibition.”
After the protest PhillyNORML and The Panic Hour present an opportunity to pick up a gift for the cannabis reformers in your family at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill): A Green Bazaar of t-shirts, apparel, art glass and accessories will begin at 5PM.
Green Friday goes into full gear at 8PM with a comedy show headlined by Rob Cantrell (VH1, Comedy Central) and hosted by local cannabis anti-hero NA Poe of The Panic Hour. Featuring local stand-up from Dave Piccolomini, L.U.M.P., Rachael Fogletto and John Nunn there will be laughter and vending until midnight.
Tickets http://tinyurl.com/lw8bmpt
Media passes available.
CONTACT: Chris Goldstein 267 702 3731 chris@phillynorml.org or NA Poe napoe0@gmail.com 267 616 0828
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