Vancouver 420

• 4/20 ‘protestival’ back in Vancouver at full scale for 1st time since pandemic

  It's the first time the annual "protestival" has returned at full scale since the COVID-19 pandemic and -- as in years past -- the events remain unsanctioned by the city.

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  Apr 20, 2023
  
• Vancouver city council votes to look at possibility of suing 4/20 organizers for costs

  The issue has been an annual hot potato, with the city and the Park Board upset at the event's continual, un-permitted presence at Sunset Beach.

  May 15, 2019
  
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• Cleanup begins on Sunset Beach after massive 4-20 Vancouver celebrations

  Vancouver Park Board staff say they are assessing the grounds, but organizers say they left the park spotless.

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  Apr 21, 2019
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• 4-20 Vancouver celebration packs Sunset Beach despite recent backlash

  Tens of thousands descended on Sunset Beach for the annual pro-marijuana event, and many were happy to forget the recent controversies.

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  Apr 20, 2019
• Should vendors, contractors, licence holders be on the hook for Vancouver 4/20 costs?

  The proposal is the latest salvo in the battle over the future of the controversial "protestival".

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  Apr 19, 2019
• Park Board motion looks to scale back Vancouver 4/20 event by cancelling Cypress Hill

  As debate rages around Vancouver's 4/20 celebrations, John Coupar says booking a headliner is a bridge too far.

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  Apr 13, 2019
• Vancouver Pride Society tells 4/20 organizers to face facts: it’s a festival, not a protest

  Critics say bringing a major musical act to the event proves it's crossed the line into "festival."

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  Apr 11, 2019
• Cypress Hill to headline Vancouver 4/20, critics say event no longer a protest

  Opponents of the event say the appearance of a big-name act like Cypress Hill proves it's left its protest days behind.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019
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• City of Vancouver begrudgingly gears up for annual 4/20 smoke up

  The annual 4/20 'protestival' will be back at Vancouver's Sunset Beach this Friday, "against the wishes of the elected Park Board commissioners."

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2018