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If you really want to legalise cannabis, then why on earth would you go and get high in a park?

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 04/21/2015 - 15:44

Thousands of people gathered in Hyde Park yesterday to mark the yearly event of 420, and protest against the UK's cannabis laws. 420 is an American code word for cannabis with very esoteric, bizarre and not very interesting origins. However, what it means is that on 20 April at 4.20pm, some cannabis users take the opportunity to protest and demonstrate.

I'm all for drug reform. But I'm also completely against these sort of events. Not only do they not work, but they actually damage the cause and hold back reform.

The prohibition of cannabis is an irrational, unjust and deeply damaging policy that causes far more harm to our society and to individuals than cannabis ever has.  It creates a massive £6bn criminal market, consumes £500m

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