Last Saturday, the annual 4/20 Vancouver event took place at Sunset Beach despite plenty of criticism.
However, there are three local charities that are probably very glad that the event went on as scheduled.
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On Friday morning, cannabis and civil liberties advocate Jodie Emery tweeted that 4/20 Vancouver donated $12,600 to local charities.
One of our favourite things to do at @420Vancouver_ is to support our community & the kids! ❤️ This year’s donations:
$4,200@CKNW Kid’s Fund @cknwkidsfund
$4,200@GlobalBC Variety, The Children’s Charity @VarietyBC
$4,200@vancouverops Overdose Prevention Society @sarahblyth pic.twitter.com/JUxsCOasWQ
— Jodie Giesz-Ramsay (formerly Emery) (@JodieEmery) April 26, 2019
An equal amount of $4,200 was donated to each of the following local organizations:
- CKNW Kids’ Fund
- Variety, The Children’s Charity
- Overdose Prevention Society
An estimated 150,000 people made their way to Sunset Beach throughout the day for the pro-marijuana protest that featured a free concert by hip-hop group Cypress Hill.
According to Vancouver Police, the crowd peaked to approximately 60,000 people just before 4:30 p.m. and there were over 400 vendor tents set up at Sunset Beach.
Not to mention, organizers did an amazing job of making sure no garbage was left behind. Take a look for yourself:
Not a spot of garbage on the field at #SunsetBeach in #Vancouver thanks to #420Vancouver clean-up crews that worked all night! #spotless #peacefulprotest #vanpoli #vanpot #cannabis #activism #fourtwenty pic.twitter.com/Ao5LWC5Lew
— 420 Vancouver (@420Vancouver_) April 21, 2019
As of right now, the final costs for this year’s event have not been totalled up yet.
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