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Canada: Protesters high on legalization
Toronto Sun Sunday 20 Apr 2008 The sky was clear and sunny, but a smoky haze hung over College Park yesterday afternoon. Around 1,000 people turned out for Puff, Puff, Protest, calling for the legalization of mari juana. Unlike most demonstrations, there were no banners, few signs and only a message written in chalk on the concrete terrace, calling for the freedom to smoke. Most participants showed their support by puffing joints or inhaling from a glass bong. "It's a day of celebrating the cannabis culture," said Davin Christensen, organizer and founder of the Toronto Seed Bank. "Everyone is laid back and enjoying themselves. Where else do you get a cross between every race, creed, age, gender and sexual orientation hanging out in peace?" The event marked the stoner holiday of 4/20, considered by some to be the international day to smoke marijuana. So it was with little surprise that when the clock struck 4:20 p.m. on April 20, nearly everyone in the crowd lit up a joint, filling the air with the scent of marijuana. Many sported T-shirts with pro-pot slogans or marijuana leaves. Two women wore green, pot pixie costumes, and one man dressed up as a life-sized bong. Tracey Churley, one of the pot pixies, said the legalization of marijuana boils down to a health issue. "Everybody should be getting a safe, clean source for their smoke. You never know what you're getting when you buy off the street," said Churley, the co-ordinator of the Toronto Compassion Centre. Police stopped by the rally a number of times, but remained on their bicycles at the fringe of the park. Although people were smoking less than five metres away from them, no arrests took place. http://torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/04/21/5344286-sun.html
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