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UK: Councillor wants Green Pride cannabis event banned from parks Sarah Booker-Lewis The Argus Tuesday 23 Mar 2021 Conservative councillor Joe Miller said that he was not opposed to a march through the streets but the event had progressed from its origins as a protest. Councillor Miller said that his family had been shocked to see drug paraphernalia on sale and drug dealing taking police in front of a heavy police presence in Preston Park in 2019. He said there was the smell of cannabis when he took his four-year-old niece to a play area. “And my dad said, ‘what the hell is the council doing letting people do that on the park – and why aren’t the police doing something about it?’ “Everyone has the right to protest. In its early years, it was very much about people marching and protesting against cannabis being a class B drug. “In recent years the event has had sponsorship and paid-for stalls which is not permitted on a council park without a formal agreement with the council.” Now, Councillor Miller plans to ask Brighton and Hove City Council to take steps to prohibit the use of Preston Park or any other council land for Green Pride He said that he supported the use of medicinal cannabis and CBD oil in line with national legislation. He hopes to win support at a virtual meeting of the full council, which is due to start at 4.30pm on Thursday and is scheduled to be webcast on the council’s website. Green Pride has been approached for comment. https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19179919.councillor-wants-green-pride-cannabis-event-banned-parks/
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