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 - --- MAP posted-by: Matt