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April 7, 1979: About 5,000 people, ranging in age from 16 months old to 72 years old, gather at Lake Alice Field and smoke out in public as part of a “toke-in” benefit concert supporting the legalization of marijuana. A Tallahassee-based lobbying group collects 2,280 signatures in support of a bill proposing that posession of one ounce of marijuana be a violation, as opposed to the existing law, which makes posession of five grams a misdemeanor.


Sports

Rainey optimistic about new opportunity, offense

The most frequent talking point throughout Florida’s spring practices has been about fresh starts, and perhaps no player is poised to capitalize on the Gators’ changing of the guard more than Chris Rainey.



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