April 20 marks international cannabis smoke-in day - Ottawa
April 20, widely known in marijuana culture as “420”, is the day when thousands of people gather for “smoke-ins” in cities across North America at 4:20 p.M. This number is the alleged police radio code in Amsterdam for marijuana use infractions.
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RCMP estimate somewhere between 5,000 to 6,000 people gathered on Parliament Hill Friday to celebrate 420 by smoking marijuana and calling for its legalization. A cloud of smoke can be seen drifting over the crowd.
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- date:20 April 2012
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April 20, widely known in marijuana culture as “420”, is the day when thousands of people gather for “smoke-ins” in cities across North America at 4:20 p.M. This number is the alleged police radio code in Amsterdam for marijuana use infractions.
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- id:1166880
- date:20 April 2012
- dimensions:2.13 x 1.6 in. (640 x 480 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:1.55 MB
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