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Day
6
Month
January
Year
1975
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Stories Walter Missed

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While more and more people and groups are publicly supporting marijuana decriminalization, the law enforcement agencies have been working harder than ever against weed use. Marijuana arrests are up nationally and locally, with most effort aimed at halting supplies. A grand jury meeting in Muskegon handed down indictments last month against reported "big" dealers, and rumors are circulating Ann Arbor of more narcs than ever operating locally. Out in the fields, the feds spent millions to break up the marijuana industry in Jamaica, and actually threw up a blockade around the Florida coast tor several weeks.

The past year showed a mounting contrast between public openness about marijuana, and mounting repression al a more subtle level. The opposition's greatest concern is not merely more people toking up, but the spread of new ideas and culture which follow the smoke, representing a threat to established interests. However, reefer madness is sweeping the country despite all attempts to stop it. Hundreds showed up for the annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash, and thousands have entered the SUN's "Win a Pound of Colombian" contest. As the new year begins, the tokers are ahead.