My band Stonetrout (think Grateful Dead meets Bonnie Raitt) will be opening the 7th Annual Cannabis Harvest Festival, a benefit for S.A.M.M. - the Sonoma Alliance for Medical Marijuana - this Saturday, November 5th.  This is a great event - big fun.  It will be held at the Community Center in Sebastopol, just down the road a piece from Alembic.  My band goes on early, right at 7 p.m.  I'll be playing my Electrum among other guitars.  
 
Here is the revised press release:
 
November 5TH (Saturday).  7th ANNUAL ?CANNABIS HARVEST DANCE?
 
 
 
Sonoma Alliance for Medical Marijuana's (SAMM) 7th Annual Cannabis Harvest Dance will be held at the Sebastopol Community Center on Saturday, November 5th from 7pm until midnight.  This special evening?s events include dancing to live music of three hot bands with headliner ?Rootstock?.  Keynote speaker, Valerie Corral, of Wo/Men?s Alliance for Medical Marijuana of Santa Cruz, made national news when she sued then Attorney General John Ashcroft and won.   The MC?s are Cannabis Expert Chris Conrad and Attorney Bill Panzer who co-wrote Prop 215.  This unique event also features a speakers? forum including CA NORML's Director Dale Gieringer, Cannabis Consultant Dr. Jeffrey Hergenrather, SAMM Spokesperson Mary Pat Jacobs and Attorneys Bill Panzer and Chris Andrian. There will be a large silent auction, exhibits, and healthy food and drinks.
 
 
 
Performing at the event will be Northern California, reggae-rockers Rootstock.  The 5 piece band has a musical style that can best be described as World fusion or reggae with a rock edge.  Also on the bill is Jeffrey Jon and the Bear Bones Band playing folk, rock, reggae tunes.  The opening act will be Bill Panzer?s band Stonetrout performing classic American rock'n'roll.  
 
 
 
The two education rooms will have cannabis experts from around the state to answer your questions.  Other folks will be tabling including Americans for Safe Access (ASA).  There will also be exhibits on things like making cannabis capsules and butter.  Garden consultants will help educate patients about their medical cannabis gardens.  There will also be a good selection of books for sale and free literature.
 
 
 
 
 
Tickets are $15 in advance, or $20 at the door.  Tickets are available at Last Record Store in Santa Rosa, Peoples? Music in Sebastopol, Tall Toad Music in Petaluma, Hemp & Chocolat in Guerneville, Toyon Books in Healdsburg, Backdoor Disc & Tape in Cotati, and Cornucopia Natural Food Store in Cloverdale, or they may be purchased at the door.  Info: (707) 522-0292.
 
 
 
If you are planning to come but cannot get to the ticket outlets to get tickets in advance, call the info number and  we will put you on the will-call list so you can get in at the advance price of $15.
 
Bill, tgo
 
(Message edited by lbpesq on November 02, 2005)
 
(Message edited by lbpesq on November 02, 2005)

Excellent cause.  Wish I could be there for support.
 
John

Cannabis Harvest Festival
 
What a great name!

I'd be there if I could Bill. Excellent cause and excellent name for a festival.
 
Graeme

I gotta move to California.

Interesting side note:  I don't know many of the details, but the City of Denver, Colorado just voted to legalize small amounts of pot.
Rich

Yes they did however the DA and Police say they will still charge people under the state law so unless the politicians order otherwise the vote is largely symbolic (unfortunately).  
 
Keith

... and this week there seems to be a majority in Dutch parliament for a law to allow city councils to regulate businesses that grow hemp for drugs. This would remove the paradox of the fully legal sale of drugs that could only have come from illegal sources. Mind you, there has not been a vote on such a law ...

Kind of gives a whole new meaning to Mile High City!  
 
 
Sorry, couldn't resist.  LOL
 
Bill, tgo

Bill, I should have seen that one coming.  Shame on me for letting you sneak up like that.
Rich

Rich:
 
Must be the short-term memory loss.  (nyuk, nyuk)
 
Bill, tgo

Hope y'al have a really smokin' gig!!!

Another Stonetrout Gig!  And yes, another cannabis benefit!
 
This time we'll be playing on Friday night, February 3rd, at the Boathouse on Lake Merritt in Oakland.  Tickets are kind of steep - $60  - and MUST be purchased in advance.  But it is for a good cause.  For your $ you get catered food, open bar, Stonetrout and, I believe, another band too!  The crowd is always a fun and interesting group.  More information can be found at www.canorml.org.  If you're an Alembic Club member, will be in town that night, want to come, can't afford the donation, and don't mind carrying a thing or two, contact me and I might be able to arrange a Stonetrout Roadie Scholarship!  LOL
 
Bill, tgo

cool!
I'd go if I could.
 
have FUN!!!!
post pics!

Let me guess--
 
it starts at 4:20?
 
Brad