Lingering post-legalization concerns are sustaining a sense of protest among 4-20 event organizers across the country
They include concerns over the government’s decision to tax medicinal marijuana, slow progress on legislation to expedite pardons for people previously convicted of simple pot possession, and the fact that provincial and municipal governments are grappling with retail sales and land-use laws for growing pot.The federal government also has yet to legalize edible marijuana products and has six more months to set rules to do so.
It was a far cry from Ottawa’s subdued festivities on the West Coast, as hoards of people crowded Vancouver’s Sunset Beach to mark the city’s 25th annual 4-20 event warmed by rays of glorious spring sunshine amid a low lying marijuana haze.Vancouver police said the crowd peaked at about 60,000 people during the late afternoon, and while no major incidents were reported they said officers assisted BC Emergency Health Services with more than 14 medical emergencies.
Smith, in between puffs from a large joint, said the current marijuana rules are biased against entrepreneurs who want to sell their products in much the same way as craft brewers and winemakers.
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