The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's choice to discourage instead of sanction a celebration over the weekend was a costly "missed opportunity."
The BC Craft Farmers Co-Op says the city should rethink its approach to 4-20 celebrations and sanction what could be an "international cannabis tourism event."
Co-op president Tara Kirkpatrick says the city erected barriers around Sunset Beach and had police target vendors at the unsanctioned celebration over the weekend instead of authorizing a "professionally run special event," similar to the annual Pride Parade.
Previous celebrations in Vancouver on April 20 — considered the day to celebrate smoking cannabis — have drawn tens of thousands of people, caused traffic gridlock and expensive damage to city parks.
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