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| Bruce Perlowin, AKA The King of Pot, supports JonPedittoDefenseFund.com |
Roland Jointz and team raise awareness of the Jon Peditto case and defense fund
HOLLYWOOD
(November 10) The case of Jon Peditto, the New Jersey photographer
facing 20 years in prison for cultivating 17 marijuana plants, is receiving wide
attention after producers of the film High There publicized it at the Hempcon
festival in San Bernardino, California.
A High There street team led by director and
co-star Henry Goren and executive producer Sam Peters spread out at the
outdoor event at the NOS Events Center, and gained support from "420"
celebrities including Hemp, Inc. founder Bruce Perlowin, "Medicinal
Mike" Boris of the Nuglife Radio Show, and local radio celebrities Robert
Porter and Deborah Coleman of the NBC affiliate KCAA-AM radio.
Perlowin, notorious and legendary as a major marijuana
smuggler in the Sixties and Seventies, served nine years in federal prison and
has become a successful hemp entrepreneur.
Working the festival with his CBD Jeans company, he took time to commend
Peditto for his bravery and announced his support of the defense fund on Fundrzr.com.
Foster featured the case on his "I Love San
Bernardino" program on Sunday, and High There star Wayne Darwen, AKA
"Dave High," will soon be appearing on Medicinal Mike's show.
Influential figures and fans alike spread word
of and outrage over Peditto's case on social media platforms.
Goren attracted attention to the High There team
as soon as he donned the gas mask and baseball hat worn by his character
"Roland Jointz" in the nonfiction gonzo comedy. Many fans gathered to have their picture
taken with the cult movie star, receive free copies of the BRINKvision limited
edition High There DVD, and take away Jon Peditto informational fliers.
"Everybody loves Roland Jointz, the cameraman who wears a gas mask to protect
himself from Dave High's marijuana smoke," said Sam Peters. "That's
funny, but the Peditto case is not. New
Jersey's Draconian laws are out of step with neighboring states, the nation --
and I'd say New Jersey's population. All
of us on the High There team believe that Jon Peditto should not be sitting in
jail. And everyone we meet -- to a
person -- agrees."
Peters added: "How bizarre is it that we
are in America, at a county fair site where marijuana plants, seeds and leaves
are on display and winning prizes, where the scent of cannabis fills the air --
and on the other side of the country, a man sits in a cell for gardening that's
legal in other states. Ridiculous is the word."
Peditto was arrested in 2012 for growing 17
marijuana plants. He refused plea
bargain offers from prosecutors because he felt the sentences were too harsh
and that the drug laws need to be changed.
On October 29, 2015, he was convicted of maintaining a "drug
manufacturing facility." He is
being held in the Ocean County Jail, awaiting sentencing on December 23rd. Under current New Jersey law, he faces a
mandatory sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison.
A campaign to raise money for his appeal is
underway.
Contributions to the John Peditto Defense Fund
can be made at
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