Seattle's permissive approach to 4-20 could be a model for Vancouver, where the pro-marijuana event has drawn scorn and opposition from elected officials.
VANCOUVER -- They both came from humble beginnings: small protests against marijuana prohibition where activists smoked weed in public, boldly defying what they considered an unjust law.
"My approach is that we permit it. Logically, I think that takes some of the protest steam out of the event," he said. "The other issue I have with not permitting it is you don't have as much control in the negotiations that occur. You can't set parameters." The event has received a city permit every year since 1995, said Vivian McPeak, executive director of Hempfest. Obtaining a permit is no easy feat -- it takes all year and involves numerous meetings and many pages of plans that need to be approved by various city departments, he noted.
Seattle Coun. Lisa Herbold spoke at the event as a candidate in 2015. She said the city's voters have long supported loosening the laws around cannabis, as they passed an initiative way back in 2003 that made pot possession the lowest police priority. Providence Health Care said in a statement that 40 people, including four under 18 years old, were treated in the ER at St. Paul's Hospital during last year's 4-20 event. Those figures were down from previous events, the statement said.
Unlike the Pride Parade and Celebration of Light fireworks show, 4-20 does not receive subsidies from the city, Emery added.
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