Pubdate: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2015 Postmedia Network Inc. Contact: http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/letters.html Website: http://www.theprovince.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Ruth Enns Page: 17 TIMES SURE HAVE CHANGED WHEN IT COMES TO MARIJUANA One evening in August 1971, my husband and I took a leisurely trip to Gastown. There had been rumours of a "smoke-in" by pot users, but we didn't take it that seriously. Well, the police arrived. If you have never been chased by police on horses, you have not been truly scared. We hid in the doorway of the Army & Navy Department Store and couldn't go home as our vehicle was parked in Gastown, so we had to wait until civility returned. How the times and thinking have changed over 44 years with street closures now for those who wish to toke-up. We will watch it on TV from the safety of our home. Some adventures in life one never forgets. Ruth Enns, Vancouver - --- MAP posted-by: Matt