Thousands of pro-pot protesters are expected on Parliament Hill this weekend for the first 4-20 weed day demonstration since Canada legalized recreational marijuana last fall.
The event has been a big draw in past years, but organizers say the folks who used to stay away because cannabis was illegal will be drawn to show up this time and celebrate.
But while celebrating will be on the agenda, organizers also say there is still an element of protest over a feeling that the federal government has work to do to fully implement legalization. Personal use of recreational marijuana became legal six months ago, fulfilling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 2015 election promise.
With a federal election this October, she isn't sure where those votes will go, but also doesn't think it will be a ballot issue. Pollster Nik Nanos said at most, cannabis will be a "nuisance issue" for the Liberals from people irritated by some parts of the legalization roll out. "This industry is about migrating an existing consumer from an illicit market to a legal one," he said. "We have seen really no corresponding social harms, we didn't see spikes in auto accidents, we didn't see dispensaries robbed."New Democrats plan to campaign on another issue: a promise to delete all former convictions for simple pot possession.
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