Medical Marijuana Petitioner Arrested For Trespass At BLACK SABBATH Show In West Palm Beach; Video Streaming
August 2, 2013, 10 years ago
Medical marijuana activist John Tracey was arrested in the parking lot of Cruzan Amphitheatre before Wednesday night's BLACK SABBATH concert in West Palm Beach. He was attempting to gather signatures for a petition to allow a referendum on medical marijuana on Florida's 2014 ballot.
According to a police booking blotter, Tracey was charged with "trespassing - fail to leave property upon order by owner". But Cruzan is owned by the South Florida Fair and, by state law, is considered public property. Tracey says that Live Nation Entertainment, which operates the site (and also own Ticketmaster), complained about his being there.
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