Vancouver’s Cannabis Day protest gets downsized
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Every year on July 1, marijuana activists hold a protest event on the north plaza of the Vancouver Art Gallery. In a letter dated June 9, deputy city manager Sadhu Johnston asked the Cannabis Culture organization, run by pot activist Marc Emery, to cease and desist from advertising the event. Mr. Johnston’s letter said it could only go ahead if the proper permits were secured.
However, organizer Jeremiah Vandermeer, editor-in-chief of Cannabis Culture magazine, said the event is a protest and has never secured a permit, though he and other activists often meet throughout the year to discuss fire, safety and policing concerns with officials. On the day of the event, he said, “we have walkie-talkies and...
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