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Cannabis Day Organizers Respond To Aggressive Police Crackdown at Vancouver Art Gallery

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sun, 07/05/2015 - 17:57

Cannabis Day at the Vancouver Art Gallery – for the past 19 years – has been a peaceful protest against marijuana prohibition and a real-life demonstration of a positive alternative to our destructive pot laws.

That peace was fractured yesterday when Vancouver police and city officials arrived in large numbers, acted aggressively to the small crowd and eventually waged a brutal takedown and arrest of several non-violent marijuana activists.

In the past, pot activists, police, and City of Vancouver officials worked together, meeting several times a year to discuss strategy and make the popular rally and cannabis farmers market a safe and enjoyable environment for all.

Activists see the cannabis farmers market as an important part of their demonstration, as an example of a safe and responsible legal marijuana marketplace and a peaceful act of civil disobedience.

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