Support medical marijuana reform in Tennessee at the Save Bernie's Farm benefit concert
Published: April 23, 2007
Tennessean Bernie Ellis is one of the more visible medical marijuana activists in the country. In 2002, the Tennessee Marijuana Eradication Task Force raided his farm, where he was growing medical marijuana for himself and four other seriously ill patients all of whom have since died. As a result of the ensuing legal battles, Bernie has spent the past 18 months in a federal halfway house in Nashville.
Visit Bernie's Web site to read more about his story.
The federal government is currently pursuing a "civil asset forfeiture" case against Bernie and attempting to confiscate his Maury County farm. This farm has been Bernie's home for almost four decades. This outrage has led Bernie and his friends to organize a benefit event and concert to raise awareness for the medical marijuana movement in Tennessee, and to raise money for his legal fees.
Please come to the event! This will be a great opportunity for activists to mingle and support a man who's had to make some real sacrifices for the cause of medical marijuana. Click here for more details.
WHAT: Save Bernie's Farm Benefit
WHEN: Wednesday, April 25. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show starts at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Belcourt Theatre at 2102 Belcourt Avenue, Nashville.
HOW: Tickets can be purchased online at Tickets.Belcourt.org or by calling (615) 383-9140
MUSIC provided by: Jonell Mosser, Mike Henderson, Suzahn Fiering, Delicious Blues Stew and other notable Nashville musicians
This will be a great evening of music and mobilization to help save Bernie's farm and to help re-establish Tennessee's medical marijuana program.
To read a couple recent news stories about Bernie Ellis and the fight for medical marijuana in Tennessee, click here and here.
We hope you will be at the Belcourt on Wednesday for this exciting event! And please tell your friends and family, as they may be interested in coming along. Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project.
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