On the first Friday of the new school year at San Jose State University, there will be a protest against universities expelling legal medical cannabis patients. Jum Lohse of the Silicon Valley Cannabis Patients Union reports that "First our homeless group member Christine Flora was rousted on campus and her medical marijuana was seized! She still made it work work that day after they arrested her and held her in a holding cell until 4:30am." She was searched by a male officer. "Then Chuck and I protested, I laid a bag of weed out with bags of oregano... We were arrested despite Chuck and I holding government-issue SB420 ID cards." He is alleging willful misconduct. Court dates will be in October. Read Jim Lohse's Report He is asking for people to contact Trustees of the Cal State University system and tell them to not "let the colleges ruin any more kids' lives by kicking them out for medical marijuana."

The protest on August 25th will be at 4:20pm at the San Jose State University Police Department, 377 S. 7th St., San Jose, at the parking garage at 7th and San Salvador. A patient training will be conducted at 5pm. Organizers are asking for people to help tell more people about the training, and to bring signs with messages like, "Give it back" or "Stop arresting patients." Read more

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