LOS ANGELES (KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO) -- A New Year's Eve party in Riverside is getting lots of attention because most of the party-goers will be smoking pot... or eating it.
The party is for medical marijuana patients at a Riverside clinic where people can apply for a doctor's prescription for marijuana but not obtain the drug. Clinic manager Lanny Swerdlow says he just wants to throw a private, alcohol-free New Year's Eve celebration for patients. Swerdlow says people who have a prescription can bring their own stash to the party. He believes it'll be safer than other parties where alcohol is served.
Swerdlow says he's expecting 50 to 60 people to attend the event.
Paul Chabot, an adviser with the 150-member Inland Valley Drug Free Community Coalition and a state Assembly candidate, said he was "shocked at the audacity" of party organizers, "but we're not surprised because this has been their intent all along, which is to promote drug usage."
Riverside Police say they are aware of the party and will be keeping a close eye on the party.
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