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RCMP estimate between 5000-6000 people gathered on Parliament Hill to partake in the annual 4/20 event by smoking marijuana. The aim is to bring about changes to the current laws to make marijuana legal. April 20, widely known in marijuana culture as “4/20,” is a day when thousands of people gather for “smoke-ins” in cities across North […]

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Day 110 of my 365 project. April 20, 2011 @ 4:20 P.M Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Parliament Hill Despite the cold and rain about 1800 people turned up on the Hill to light up vast quantities of marijuana. After my visit on the Hill, I went through an entire bag of Doritos before dinner…. strange. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)

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Lots of people, Canadians included, are waiting with great anticipation for the election results today on Proposition 19, the initiative that would broadly legalize the personal use of marijuana as well as the commercial cultivation and sale of the drug under California law. This shot was from the 4-20 gathering on Parliament Hill this past […]

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Ottawa, Ontario Annually, on April 20th thousands of activists gather on Parliament Hill and Major’s hill to look toward the peace tower as they join each other in smoking marijuana when the clock strikes 4:20. Police keep an eye on protesters to make sure the peace is kept. 2011 Edition Here: https://www.labellephoto.com/?p=2271

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