A crowd of about 300 people participated in a lively demonstration in Valletta yesterday, organised by the group 'Legalise it, Malta!' which is calling for the decriminalisation, classification and the eventual legalisation of cannabis.

The demonstrators, consisting mainly of people in their 20s, walked along Republic Street, chanting "Legalise it, legalise it" and "We're no criminals" to the beat of bongos as they stopped in front of the Law Courts building before proceeding to Palace Square.

Reactions from onlookers were varied. While some people looked worried, some simply smiled, while others commented about the negative effects of any drug, irrespective of whether it was cannabis, heroin, ecstasy or anything else.

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