Pubdate: Sat, 25 Mar 2000
Source: Orange County Register (CA)
Copyright: 2000 The Orange County Register
Contact:  P.O. Box 11626, Santa Ana, CA 92711
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A TRIAL FOR WOODY

Woody Harrelson's marijuana possession case is headed back to a county court
in Kentucky for trial now that he's lost his state Supreme Court appeal.

Harrelson planted four hemp seeds in 1996, knowing he would be arrested, so
he could challenge a Kentucky law outlawing possession of any part of the
cannabis plant.

Through three different courts, Harrelson has argued the statute is
unconstitutional because it doesn't distinguish between marijuana and hemp,
which contains only minute amounts of the substance that makes marijuana
smokers high, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.

The state's high court ruled Thursday that there's no difference between the
two.
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