Source: voiceofsandiego.org
To sell hemp necklaces near the Ocean Beach pier is to exercise free speech, argues David Millette, a vendor who makes his own jewelry.
Mayor Bob Filner seems to agree. What’s more: He wrote the artist a personal letter granting him immunity from the police, who might otherwise ticket him for hawking his hemp without a vendor permit.
“Art is First Amendment speech,” Millette said. “Just because you sell your art, that doesn’t diminish your First Amendment rights.”
The exception didn’t sit well with a business group in OB. And Millette got a ticket last week anyway — though it was eventually rescinded.
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