Cypress Hill Rallies Medical Marijuana Advocates for SmokeOut at City Hall (With Photos)

By Sean J. O'Connell Fri., Mar. 2 2012 at 8:24 AM

Timothy Norris

A little before 4:20 the crowd departed for the Federal Building, three blocks downhill from city hall. With assistance from a patrol car and communicative organizers, the crowd crossed calmly with the traffic signals and refrained from interrupting everyday life.

Ten minutes later the group arrived at a rather deserted federal building. In between chants of "DEA, go away!" a few more people spoke.

Tommy Chong, dressed in a Up in Smoke t-shirt, made a reluctant speech before singing a song about marijuana, while B-Real expressed his satisfaction at being on the outside of the federal building rather than in it.

Timothy Norris

Less than an hour after starting, following a few more chants and an impromptu drum circle, the crowd dispersed carrying their signs into a darkening downtown.

"I feel it went really well," B-Real told me on his way out. "A lot of people came to show support for what we're trying to do here and for their rights as medical marijuana users. I'm happy about the turnout."

More photos below.

Tags:

B. Real, Marijuana, MC Supernatural, SmokeOut Festival, Tommy Chong

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crabmeatrules

The police not concerned? polite? Must have been standing downwind...

Patrick Duff

Don, why were you folks not helping the people getting arrested at the SMOKEOUT you hosted? Why would you advertise something like that then let the police start arresting patients who were allowed to be smoking where they were? This was the furthest thing from a protest that I have ever been to. It was an advertisement and not a protest. You have been so careful to protect your image in the past. I wonder which corporation has their hand up your ass this time to make you a puppet next to B-real? Montel Williams have anything to do with it? Is it true he bought LAPCG?

conchop

We're going to legalize cannabis here in WV. Our State Motto in Latin is " Mountaineers are always free". Despite your problems with new enforcement measures you Californians are now facing, I can assure you that you are far more free than what we are. If we were to use a "transporter" and moved all of you from your rally site in Cypress Hill to Charleston WV, you would all have been arrested and the penalties for marijuana would be far more harsh than anything you could imagine. Your property would be forfeit, you'd be jailed, and your lawyer bills would be costly. You guys in CA are leading a new just cause in the cannabis rebellion. Please keep up the good work. We'll catch up.