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VIDEO: Pot rally sends 91Ƶsmoke signal91Ƶ to Ottawa

Vancouver protesters joined the Cannabis Club in making their displeasure known
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Hundreds of people showed up to a Cannabis Culture rally at Thornton Park on Canada Day. (Katya Slepian/Black Press)

The clock may be ticking towards marijuana legalization but that didn91Ƶt stop hundreds of Vancouverites from lighting up a joint in protest.

91ƵWhat you91Ƶre here doing right now, if you91Ƶre smoking marijuana illegally, you91Ƶre participating in civil disobedience,91Ƶ said Jodie Emery. 91ƵThat means you say this law is wrong, it91Ƶs unjust and it hurts harmless people. Therefore I91Ƶm going to break this law to demonstrate the injustice so we can challenge it in court and in the eyes of the public.91Ƶ

Jodie Emery, along with 91ƵPrince of Pot91Ƶ husband Marc Emery, run a chain of smoke shops across the country. The Emerys were arrested and charged with 18 counts altogether, including conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of proceeds of crime.

At Saturday91Ƶs rally, Jodie Emery told the crowd gathered in Thornton Park to ignore those who tell protesters to stop breaking marijuana laws.

91ƵWe only got here because of people breaking the law,91Ƶ she said. 91ƵWhen we smoke91Ƶ harmless, peaceful people sending a big signal that together, all over the world, our people are united together by this flower.91Ƶ

WATCH: Marijuana activists and protesters smoke it up together


katya.slepian@bpdigital.ca

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