Madison police have begun charging groups to march down State Street, sparking discord with the Madison Area Peace Coalition and leaving organizers of the 42nd annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival fuming. Representatives of both groups say they will likely march without a permit this weekend rather than agree to pay costs for officers to block traffic at intersections and squad cars to drive at the front and end of the march ? measures the Police Department says are needed to ensure safety.
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