Cannabis Day Blazes Upwards and Onwards

Cannabis activists in Canada are undergoing some setbacks after being notified that construction at an art gallery would prevent the annual celebration of cannabis culture from taking place this year.

Cannabis Day is an annual gathering of anywhere between ten to twenty thousand as a method of political protest in favor of cannabis legalization, as well as a general celebration of cannabis culture. Sponsored by Cannabis Culture magazine, the event enjoys a 19-year long history of taking place every July 1st at the Vancouver Art Gallery. But on June 9, just weeks before the event, Cannabis Culture received a letter from the City of Vancouver deputy city manager Sadhu Johnston, informing them that ‘a saturation of events’ including construction and the annual VIVA event meant that they must cease and desist all further planning and fundraising.  Johnston stated that should the event take place, it would be violating numerous civic...

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