ano ff , ▁a ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁Army ▁veter an , ▁and ▁music ian ▁and ▁painter ▁Joe ▁P t ak , ▁before ▁consp iring ▁to ▁get ▁arrested ▁for ▁can nab is ▁at ▁the ▁police ▁station , ▁published ▁the ▁H ays ▁County ▁Guardian , ▁a ▁free ▁newspaper ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁social ▁justice ▁issues . ▁Stef ano ff ▁and ▁P t ak ▁su ed ▁Texas ▁State ▁University ▁when ▁the ▁school ▁tried ▁to ▁bar ▁them ▁from ▁distrib uting ▁the ▁paper ▁and ▁won ▁at ▁the ▁appe als ▁court ▁level , ▁and ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁refused ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁university ' s ▁appeal . ▁ ▁Bre tt ▁St ahl , ▁a ▁San ▁Mar cos ▁business man , ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁for ▁mar iju ana ▁possession ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Texas ▁Com pt roller ▁of ▁Public ▁Account s ▁office ▁to ▁buy ▁tax ▁st amps ▁for ▁the ▁can nab is . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁week ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁as ▁the ▁San ▁Mar cos ▁Seven ▁protest s , ▁a ▁drug ▁policy ▁forum ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Student ▁Government ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Texas ▁State ▁University . ▁Joe ▁G addy ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁forum ▁began . ▁ ▁Civil ▁dis ob ed ience ▁Over ▁nine ▁days ▁beginning ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁nine ▁people ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁sh er iff ' s ▁office ▁in ▁H ays ▁County , ▁Texas , ▁to ▁smoke ▁a ▁joint ▁in ▁acts ▁of ▁civil ▁dis ob ed ience ▁protest