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Webpage: http://www.omaha.com/article/20111121/NEWS01/711219866/1009
Pubdate: Tue, 22 Nov 2011
Source: Omaha World-Herald (NE)
Copyright: 2011 Omaha World-Herald Company
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Website: http://www.omaha.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/320
Author: Joe Duggan
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?420 (Cannabis - Popular)
MAN CAN GET HIS POT LICENSE PLATE
LINCOLN - Nebraska has snuffed out a lawsuit by agreeing to issue a
marijuana-themed personal license plate to an activist leading a
legalization drive in the state.
The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles agreed Friday to sell the
"NE420" plate to Frank Shoemaker of Holbrook, a lawyer working to put
marijuana legalization on the 2012 ballot. The department previously
denied the plate because the number "420" is associated with "a date
and time for people to gather and smoke marijuana/cannabis," said
Beverly Neth, department director.
Shoemaker, with the backing of Nebraska ACLU, filed a federal lawsuit
Thursday, arguing that the denial infringed on his First Amendment
right to free speech. The lawsuit brought the dispute to the
attention of Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, who quickly
advised the department to issue the plate based on similar federal
cases in other states.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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