HIGH THERE hits Hempcon with a gas mask and a cause

Roland Jointz, trademark gas mask in place, led the High There street team at the Hempcon 2015 Finals in San Bernardino, California Saturday, posing with fans of the gonzo nonfiction comedy, giving away limited edtion BRINKvision High There DVDs, and most important, bringing attention and gaining support for jailed cannabis activist Jon Peditto.

King of Pot Bruce Perlowin called Jon Peditto “brave"

Jointz, alter ego of High There director Henry Goren, personally handed out fliers for the Peditto cause, and rounded up supprt from cannabis-related business owners, including “King of Pot” Bruce Perlowin, the legendary marijuana smuggler and hemp entrepreneur, who was at the event with his new CBD Jeans company (“dedicated to supporting the legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana”).  Perlowin praised Peditto as “brave” for rejecting plea bargain offers and fighting the the law that has him facing 10 to 20 years in prison for growing 17 marijuana plants. (Perlowin spent nine years in prison for his illegal actvities.)

Missing in action was Goren’s fellow High There director and co-star Wayne Darwen, AKA High Dave High. “Wayne was called on assignment, and we missed him -- and so did fans who wanted to meet Dave High,” said Goren, “but the street team, including Sam Peters and Burt Kearns, did a great job of gas mask wrangling, and helping spread the word about High There and the Peditto case."

The crew for Johnson Apparel, makers of weed-funny t-shirts and more

Reuben repped the Woah Stork cannabis delivery app

There was a lot of action at the Royal Blunts booth.

Roland with Robert Porter, creator and host of the I Love San Bernardino radio show

San Bernardino radio host Robert Porter, medical marijuana activist Deborah Coleman and William Elmo Cioci of Green Med Entertainment

Calibred and MotaVation clothing shared a booth

Sam Peters, Burt Kearns and Roland Jointz led the High There street team at Hempcon

King of Pot Bruce Perlowin shows that the High There DVD also has a cool back cover

Pot smuggling legend Bruce Perlowin autographs his signature CBD jeans

Press Release: HIGH THERE stars to appear Saturday at San Bernardino Hempcon festival

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‘Dave High’ and ‘Roland Jointz’ will bring attention to case of jailed cannabis activist Jon Peditto

HOLLYWOOD  (November 6) The directors and stars of the independent gonzo comedy film High There will make a special appearance Saturday at the Hempcon 2015 Finals Festival in San Bernardino, California.

Wayne Darwen and Henry Goren, AKA Dave High and Roland Jointz, will lead the High There Street team Saturday afternoon, giving away free limited edition BRINKvision High There DVDs, posing with fans, and bringing attention to the case of Jon Peditto, a New Jersey photographer facing a mandatory 10- to 20-year prison term for cultivating 17 marijuana plants.

"High There is a wild, experimental, raw comedy," executive producer Sam Peters said this morning. "But one of its main plots concerns the incarceration of Hawaii cannabis activist Roger Christie.  The publicity generated from the film helped lead to Christie's freedom.  We hope we can do the same in the case of Jon Peditto.

“Peditto is the victim of antiquated drug laws in the politically-corrupt state of New Jersey,” Peters said. “He rejected plea deals because he wants to challenge them. How can we allow this travesty of justice? If the man lived in Oregon or Colorado, he’d be getting an award from the Better Business Bureau."

The three-day cannabis-themed Hempcon opened today at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. It features live music, art, vendors, and carnival games.  Darwen and Goren are scheduled to arrive mid-afternoon Saturday, Nov. 7, and will make appearances at various locations at the festival.

The pair made international headlines in October when they appeared at the Las Vegas Hempfest with comedy legend Tommy Chong.  The ailing Chong was reported to have "passed the cannabis comedy torch" to Darwen, encouraging him to carry on the “smoking" comedy tradition pioneered decades ago by Chong and his partner, Cheech Marin.

The High There street team also loaned support last month to a rally of Falun Gong demonstrators in Santa Monica.

Filming of the High There sequel, Area 420, is scheduled to begin this month in Las Vegas.

Contributions to the John Peditto Defense Fund can be made at Fundrzr.com at

http://jonpedittodefensefund.com  or

https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/013kNd/ab/c5GMF2

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