Pot Festival in California

The Santa Cruz City Council lifted the local ban on smoking marijuana in public places to allow dopers to get wasted at the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana annual festival at Lorenzo Park on Saturday. Organizers contend the event was focused on awareness, not on using marijuana.

Police reported no problems, however, it's believed that a number of people actually used the event to surreptitiously light up a Marlboro, camouflaging their illegal behavior among groups of marijuana smokers.

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