The clock may be ticking towards marijuana legalization but that didn㽶Ƶֱt stop hundreds of Vancouverites from lighting up a joint in protest.
㽶ƵֱWhat you㽶Ƶֱre here doing right now, if you㽶Ƶֱre smoking marijuana illegally, you㽶Ƶֱre participating in civil disobedience,㽶Ƶֱ said Jodie Emery. 㽶ƵֱThat means you say this law is wrong, it㽶Ƶֱs unjust and it hurts harmless people. Therefore I㽶Ƶֱm going to break this law to demonstrate the injustice so we can challenge it in court and in the eyes of the public.㽶Ƶֱ
Jodie Emery, along with 㽶ƵֱPrince of Pot㽶Ƶֱ husband Marc Emery, run a chain of smoke shops across the country. The Emerys were arrested and charged with 18 counts altogether, including conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of proceeds of crime.
At Saturday㽶Ƶֱs rally, Jodie Emery told the crowd gathered in Thornton Park to ignore those who tell protesters to stop breaking marijuana laws.
㽶ƵֱWe only got here because of people breaking the law,㽶Ƶֱ she said. 㽶ƵֱWhen we smoke㽶Ƶֱ harmless, peaceful people sending a big signal that together, all over the world, our people are united together by this flower.㽶Ƶֱ
WATCH: Marijuana activists and protesters smoke it up together
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