▁said ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁successful ▁defense ▁in ▁Texas . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Stef ano ff ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁possess ing ▁about ▁ 2 ▁pounds ▁of ▁mar iju ana . ▁At ▁his ▁trial ▁he ▁offered ▁a ▁medical ▁necessity ▁defense ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁mar iju ana ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁post tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order ▁as ▁a ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁Army ▁veter an . ▁The ▁j ury ▁found ▁him ▁guilty . ▁He ▁appe aled ▁the ▁conv iction ▁and ▁sentence ▁and ▁lost . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁P t ak ▁and ▁Stef ano ff ▁continued ▁their ▁free ▁speech ▁activ ism ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁pir ate ▁radio ▁station ▁called ▁Micro ▁K IND ▁Radio ▁ 1 0 5 . 9 ▁FM . ▁ ▁Stef ano ff ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁H ays ▁County ▁commission er , ▁and ▁sh er iff . ▁Rod rig uez ▁S cal es ▁ran ▁for ▁mayor , ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace , ▁and ▁council ▁in ▁San ▁Mar cos . ▁D odd , ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁protest s , ▁became ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁International ▁League ▁for ▁Peace ▁and ▁Fre edom . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁at ▁a ▁march ▁and ▁r ally ▁at ▁the ▁Texas ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁Austin ▁that ▁included ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁people , ▁Stef ano ff ▁encourag ed ▁people ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁civil ▁dis ob ed ience , ▁like ▁he