The clock may be ticking towards marijuana legalization but that didn鈥檛 stop hundreds of Vancouverites from lighting up a joint in protest.
鈥淲hat you鈥檙e here doing right now, if you鈥檙e smoking marijuana illegally, you鈥檙e participating in civil disobedience,鈥� said Jodie Emery. 鈥淭hat means you say this law is wrong, it鈥檚 unjust and it hurts harmless people. Therefore I鈥檓 going to break this law to demonstrate the injustice so we can challenge it in court and in the eyes of the public.鈥�
Jodie Emery, along with 鈥楶rince of Pot鈥� 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鈥檚 rally, Jodie Emery told the crowd gathered in Thornton Park to ignore those who tell protesters to stop breaking marijuana laws.
鈥淲e only got here because of people breaking the law,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hen we smoke鈥� harmless, peaceful people sending a big signal that together, all over the world, our people are united together by this flower.鈥�
WATCH: Marijuana activists and protesters smoke it up together
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