Pubdate: Thu, 23 Apr 2015
Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC)
Copyright: 2015 Postmedia Network Inc.
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/477
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n221/a11.html
Author: Robert Austin
Page: B7

MAKE POT PEDLARS PAY

'Celebration' is now a trade show; need to protest is long past

Re: Pot protest evolves into cannabis craft fair, April 21

Now that the 4/20 "celebration" has evolved from a protest into a
trade show, it is time Vancouver police and city council treat it like
any other event of that nature. Enforce city bylaws and require the
organizers to obtain necessary permits and foot the bills for policing
and all other associated costs.

While they're at it, they should also insist it take place at a time
that is much less disruptive to traffic. I can't think of any other
trade show that would be allowed to be so intrusive.

As the number of smokers at the event indicate, marijuana is easy and
cheap to obtain, and the legalization (or certainly decriminalization)
of it is inevitable, as evidenced by the lack of law enforcement. The
need to protest is long past, so treat this trade show as any other
and stop using Vancouver tax dollars to support it.

Robert Austin

Vancouver
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