Source: Hull Daily Mail, UK
Pub date: Monday, 16 June 2003
Subj: Poor Turnout For Cannabis March
Cited: Carl Wagner
POOR TURNOUT FOR CANNABIS MARCH
City Centre: About 70 marchers calling for the legalisation of cannabis stopped traffic on Saturday. Campaigners left Queen's Gardens just after 1pm and walked along King Edward Street, Spencer Street and Spring Bank towards Pearson Park, where they assembled for a "Smoky Bears" picnic.
Organisers had hoped for about 1,000 protesters.
But despite the disappointing turnout, organiser Carl Wagner said he was happy the group had made its point.
He said: "It costs an enormous amount of public money to prosecute people for smoking cannabis. Just last December, police sent 12 officers in full riot gear through somebody's front door to catch them growing cannabis plants. It's a complete waste."