Medical
\nmarijuana supporters are filing suit against University of Colorado Boulder for
\na campus shut down this Friday. CU Boulder has indicated that it does not want
\nthe annual marijuana smoke out held on campus to be stopped and because of
\nwhich around 10,000 people have gathered at Norlin Quad to light up on 4\/20 in
\nrecent years. The marijuana activists are represented by Denver attorney Rob
\nCorry who is known for defending cannabis or medical marijuana<\/b> related lawsuits. Cory has defended more medical
\nmarijuana criminal cases than any other attorney in Colorado and has
\nparticipated in the Huffington Post\u0092s \u0091Great Marijuana Debate\u0092. He is one of
\nthe few attorneys who have won several exonerations for defendants facing
\nmedical marijuana charges.<\/p>\n
Regarding the
\ncampus shut down, Cory told Huffington Post \u0093To my knowledge, there has never
\nbeen a case where a public university has blockaded and shut down its entire
\ncampus to squelch free speech activity there.” He further adds, “This
\nis a radical overreaching on CU’s part. When did marijuana<\/b> become so offensive, at CU-Boulder of all places?\u0094<\/p>\n
Through the
\nschool\u0092s official website, Chancellor of CU Boulder, Philip P. DiStefano made a
\nstatement regarding why such harsh measures were taken. According to him, \u0093The
\ngathering disrupts teaching and research right in the heart of the campus. The
\nsize of the crowd has become unmanageable, and limits our faculty, staff and
\nstudents from getting to class, entering buildings and doing their basic work.
\nIt needs to end.\u0094<\/p>\n
\nIn a letter to Denver Post, DiStefano further explains, \u0093If it is a protest,
\nthen every party on every college campus in America is a protest.\u0094 On the other
\nhand, Cory states defending the protestors, \u0093There is no evidence that this is
\na disruption to CU’s mission. In fact, this peaceful protest is entirely
\nconsistent with CU’s mission of education and empowering students and citizens
\nto engage in open discussion and exchange of ideas regarding relevant issues of
\nthe day. A police crackdown against ideas will harm CU’s reputation far more
\nthan any peaceful protest will.\u0094<\/p>\n
Further
\ndefending the 420 event, which was referred by DiStefano as a party, Cory says,
\n\u0093There is no evidence to support the view that this is a “party,”
\nCorry said.\u0094 This event involves expressive conduct and free speech and
\nassociation, which if not safe on a public college campus, is not safe
\nanywhere.” While CU-Boulder student government is endorsing the move to stop
\nthe 4\/20 event![\"\"](\"http:\/\/mmjinvestment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BWw0vD.gif\")