Vancouver marijuana users gather to celebrate the annual 4-20 smoke event

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Police say thousands gathered at the annual Vancouver 4-20 event at the city’s art gallery to celebrate cannabis.

4-20 celebrations outside Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC., April 20, 2022.
4-20 celebrations outside Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC., April 20, 2022. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG

White marijuana smoke billowed over a sea of ​​cannabis enthusiasts outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday as they cheered when the clock stuck 4:20 pm

Police say thousands gathered at the annual Vancouver 4-20 event at the city’s art gallery to celebrate cannabis.

Dakota Cross, who’s been taking part in 4-20 since 2010, paid $5 to rent a bean bag chair at the event to relax while she smoked a joint.

A vendor carries a smoking leaf blower through the crowd after burning marijuana in it and sending smoke out over the crowd during the 4-20 marijuana celebration, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
A vendor carries a smoking leaf blower through the crowd after burning marijuana in it and sending smoke out over the crowd during the 4-20 marijuana celebration, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck /THE CANADIAN PRESS

Before marijuana became legal in October 2018, the 4-20 protests in Vancouver numbered in the tens of thousands both downtown and at the city’s Sunset Beach.

Cross says now 4-20 is just a day for people like her to celebrate cannabis culture, make like-minded friends and buy some memorabilia.

Vendors had set up tables and tents around the art gallery square, selling everything from magic mushrooms to sweets and marijuana edibles.

4-20 celebrations outside Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC., April 20, 2022.
4-20 celebrations outside Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC., April 20, 2022. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG
4-20 celebrations outside Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC., April 20, 2022.
4-20 celebrations outside Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC., April 20, 2022. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG
A person inhales smoke from the back of a leaf blower a vendor was using to send marijuana smoke out over the crowd during the 4-20 marijuana celebration, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
A person inhales smoke from the back of a leaf blower a vendor was using to send marijuana smoke out over the crowd during the 4-20 marijuana celebration, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck /THE CANADIAN PRESS

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