Title long
DENNIS PERON: lawyers asked that drug charges be dropped against him/ bust resulted from a July raid on th Big Top Marijuana supermarket
Film Date
2/23/78
Film Reference Number
KPIX 139496
Description
KPIX-TV news footage from February 23rd 1978 featuring brief scenes from a press conference with activist and businessman Dennis Peron, who talks about an incident in which he was shot during a police marijuana raid. He states: "I think marijuana is on trial. Although I am a symbol of it now but I think the marijuana laws are on trial in San Francisco and I think the people of San Francisco will vindicate me." Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
Format
16mm newsfilm
Copyright
CBS5 KPIX-TV