Protestors spark up in front of Alberta Legislature
Posted Apr 20, 2012 10:18 am.
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The Alberta Legislature may be empty at the moment with politicians out on the campaign trail but not for long.
Thousands of protestors are expected to gather on the steps of the building Friday afternoon to protest the legalization of marijuana.
It is April 20th or 4-20 for marijuana enthusiasts.
Founder and Director of Calgary 4-20 Keith Fagin tells 660News it’s about advocating for the drug’s legalization.
“There will be bands up there and there’s music, lots of different types of up there,” he says. “Your rasta, your people who like to dress up as clowns, your people who do like to smoke and be civilly disobedient on a regular basis.”
Fagin says there is scientific proof to back up the fact that marijuana is harmless but he only supports responsible adult consumption.
“Everything’s there that shows we need to repeal the prohibition of cannabis,” he says. “And we’re out there to spread that message of truth, science and evidence.”
The event gets underway at 3:00PM and is expected to last for five hours with things reaching a peak at 4:20.
