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Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Denies Marijuana Reform Activists

May 13th

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO — Marijuana reform activists from Missouri were denied vending space during a weekend event at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, citing concerns that a booth promoting marijuana legalization could strain the venue’s relationship with the city and its police force.

Show-Me Cannabis, a Missouri organization that advocates for the reform of marijuana laws in the state, had submitted a vendor application for Pointfest, a multi-stage concert sponsored by local radio station The Point (KPNT 105.7 FM).  The same radio station began airing a four-week ad campaign for Show Me Cannabis last week.

The organization had intended to hand out literature, generate interest for upcoming initiative campaigns, and sell t-shirts at the event.

Last week, a representative from the Live Nation-owned venue contacted Show Me Cannabis to inform them that their vendor application had been declined, citing fears that the Maryland Heights Police Department would shut the booth down for “advocating illegal activity.”

In response to the application being denied, Show Me Cannabis’ John Payne contacted the Chief of Police in Maryland Heights, Colonel William Carson, who acknowledged the organization’s First Amendmen. . . . . READ MORE

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