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Win a Pound of Colombian 1976 The Sun

The Winner enjoys his take.

2nd Prize--Lifetime supply of CoolLeaf rolling papers: James H. Bradford, Detroit, 

3rd Prize--10 lps’s from Wherehouse Records: David Greenberg, Ann Arbor.

4th Prize--Acoustic guitar from Music Mart: Gary N. Hughes, Ann Arbor

5th Prize--African Kalimba from Music Strings and Things: F. Richey, Detroit

6th Prize--2 season passes AA New World Films: David C. Weaver, Ypsilanti

7th Prize--One pair of Kalsa Earth Shoes: Larry Bayly, Ypsilanti

8th Prize--4’ bong from Tobacco Rd: Lamar Anderson, Detroit

9th Prize--gold plated asher: Simon Semaan, Hazel Park

10th Prize--50 winners--one year supply of Cool-Leaf Rolling papers:

E.B. Katzer, Ann Arbor/Robert R. Hoffman, Detroit/Chuck Drumm, Union Lake/Don Hunt, Ann Arbor/Mrs. G. Cooper, Troy/Jim Jametes, Ann Arbor/Van Maula, Plymouth.Michael Cook, Bloomfield Hills/ Joe Keefe, Detroit?Rita Laclair, Ypsilanti/Chris Palmer, Livonia/R. Steranko, Ypsilanti/Katherine A. McGlue, Detroit/Mark Chapman, St. Clair Shores/ Debbie Leshok, Detroit/Richard Jackson, Detroit/Lynn Bellair, St. Clair Shores/Bob Rudnick, Chicago,/Denny Conzett, Belleville/Mare Kiser, Dearborn.Michael Prince, Wixom/Joan Morgan, Wixom/Joan Morgan, Wixom/Dan White, Detroit/P. Mitchell, Inkster/Geraldine Gehrig, Detroit/Mary Beth Hahnefeld, W. Bloomfield/Albert Chisolm III, Ypsilanti/Diana Simons, Plymouth/Todd Whitman, Sterling/ Judy Tetz, Detroit./Ken McLaughlin, Ypsilanti/Dennis Darling, Pontiac/Al Blackwoods, Pontiac/Julian Moody, Ann Arbor/Ted Ledbetter, Brimingham/Jay Baugh, Tecumseh, MI,/Dale Barnesby, Allen Prk./Bruce Ranta, Detroit/Craig Posen, Oak Park/Robert Zielinski, Flint/Rene D. Bastien, Dover, Delaware/Mike Cappa, Detroit/Robert Monks, N.y>/Marvin Berkowitz, Detroit/Liz McCormac, Whitmore Lake/Ron Russ, Union Lake/Mark M. Steinke, Saginaw/Richard J. Beattie, Rossville/Clifford Baldwin Jr., Detroit/

11th Prize--15 winners of the “Clean Machine.”

Jerry Bosak, Flint/ Richard D. Mowery, Whitmore Lake/.Jo A. Krogol, Westland/Frederick J. Douglas, Highland Park./ Al Van Kampen, Ann Arbor/Rosa Linda-Cruz, Ann Arbor/Tom Fritz, Woodstown, N.J./George L. Waller, Ypsialitni/C. Fischer, Ann Arbor/Andre D. Turner, Detroit/Peter Gilles, Detroit/Gary M. Lee, Flint/Ken Ward, Westland/Forrest M. King, Royal Oak/Jon Present, Detroit. 

12th Prize--15 winners of free one-year subscriptions to The Sun:

David Holtz, Westland/Frank McCoy, SOmmerville, Mass./Richard Pickner, Bloomfield Hills/Charles Gralitz, Belleville/Wesley Arbuckle, Oxford, Ohio/Gary Salim, Birmingham/Elliot David, Southfield/Brian Hurley, Upland, Ca./Pam Chatman, Detroit/Sandy Reeber, Livonia/Tim Skypinski, Dearborn/Timothy Hohs, Fruitvale, Idaho/Jim McMillan, Livonia/Eric Olsen, Ann Arbor/Foster Winter, Ann Arbor/Greg Jewll, Westland/Thomas Mihelich, Union Lake. 

13th Prize--15 winners of a “Win a pound of Colombian” T-shirt:

Ken Wilinski, Dearborn Hts./Ed Hatt, Roseville/Daniel Snow, Detroit/Mark Jones, Ann Arbor/John Williams, Ann Arbor/ Lee Leonard, Detroit/Sandra Jennings, Plymouth/ Robert Camuto, Ann Arbor/J. Gerski, Ann Arbor/Dwight Hozer, Ann Arbor/Mark Sulek, Detroit/Ann Murphy, Wixom/Steve Joins, Detroit/Annina Mitchell, Ann Arbor/L. Brooks Patterson, Pontiac. 

Note: Winners should contact Peggy Taube at The Sun to arrange receipt of your prize. Wednesday afternoon, March 31, the Michigan House killed a bill making possession of up to 18 grams *two-thirds of an ounce) of marijuana punishable only by a $100 fine, with no court appearance or jail time involved. The legislators, who had already whitted the “decriminalized” amount down from an original three ounces, explained that they diedn’t want to “send a message” to young people that condoned pot smoking.

Meanwhile, that evening, a message of a different sort went out to the legislators on the evening news, as The SUN chose over 200 winners of our second annual “Win a Pound of Colombian” weed contest. The grand prize winner was pulled at a gala party inside Detroit’s Leland HOtel (also the site of the newspaper’s offices) by Larry Nevels, the former head of Detroit’s Neighborhood City Hall Program.One pound of gold Colombian was delivered shortly thereafter to the winner’s door, where it was greeted with great surprise and glee. As if that wasn’t enough, on Thursday morning, April Fool’s Day, people began arriving at the University of Michigan Diag to attend the fourth annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash, which soon grew into a highly spirted crowd of several thousand, filling up the venerable campus crossroads, toking the assassin of youth! 

As for the legislators, perhaps some of this activity was reflected upon during their twice-daily martini break. Recent action by South Dakota and Minnesota, providing $20 and $100 fines, respectively , for holding an ounce, could also have provoked some thought. Backers of the Michigan bill vowed to re-introduce the pro-pot measure shortly .

Scenes from the hash bash.

Photos: Steve Kagan.