▁called ▁H emp ▁Town , ▁which ▁grew ▁as ▁follow ers ▁joined . ▁P t ak ▁was ▁awarded ▁High ▁Times ▁magazine ' s ▁Fre edom ▁F ighter ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁for ▁his ▁leadership ▁in ▁facil it ating ▁the ▁demonstr ation . ▁V icki ▁Hart in ▁was ▁another ▁local ▁leader . ▁St ahl ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁during ▁the ▁enc amp ment ▁outside ▁the ▁j ail ▁and ▁he ▁started ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁Stef ano ff , ▁which ▁last ed ▁ 1 6 ▁days . ▁A ▁half - do zen ▁t ents ▁on ▁the ▁la wn ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁station ▁hous ed ▁ 2 0 ▁activ ists . ▁The ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Express - News ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁protest ers ▁regard ▁h emp ▁as ▁a ▁" mi racle ▁her b " ▁with ▁great ▁potential ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁fuel , ▁fi ber ▁and ▁medicine . ▁ ▁Nation ally , ▁Green ▁Pan thers ▁coordin ated ▁public ity ▁and ▁public ▁relations ▁for ▁the ▁H emp ▁City ▁protest . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁St ahl , ▁the ▁tent ▁city ▁was ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁j ail ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁month , ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁ev icted ▁by ▁sh er iff ' s ▁deput ies ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁They ▁moved ▁their ▁t ents ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁square ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁cour th ouse ▁in ▁San ▁Mar cos ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁leave ▁by ▁police ▁on ▁July ▁