Rally For Medical Marijuana To Be Held This Saturday

A rally to bring awareness to the medical efficacy of marijuana and gather support for an initiative to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana as a therapeutic agent will take place on March 30 on the north steps of the Capitol in Sacramento.

Coordinated by activist Peter Keyes — an independent organizer for Californians for Compassionate Use (CCU) — the rally will be held from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will feature a variety of bands, disc jockeys, and speakers. Tentatively scheduled to appear include hemp activist and author of “Hemp: Lifeline to the Future,” Chris Conrad and San Francisco Cannabis Buyer’s Club Director, Dennis Peron.

For more information on this event, please contact Peter Keyes of Speed Up The Process at (916) 484-4176. For more information on the California medical marijuana initiative, please contact Dennis Peron of Californians for Compassionate Use at (415) 621-3986.