Detroit medical pot convention attendees cautioned (by law enforcement drug warriors, of course)

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BY BILL LAITNER
DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER


A two-day convention for medical marijuana users planned for today and Sunday in Detroit will have judging for best strains of marijuana and an "outdoor medicating section," organizers say.

The High Times Cannabis Cup is being staged at Bert's Warehouse Theatre in Eastern Market by New York-based High Times, a 38-year-old monthly magazine that says it has 250,000 subscribers.

The judges' favorite marijuana strains will get prizes "and will afterward be known as the highest in their fields," a news release said.

"We're doing this entirely on private property -- the medication area will be sealed off -- and only people with (state registry) cards will be allowed in there," High Times executive editor Dan Skye said. ............(more)

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