Today is April 20th, a day celebrated as “420 Day” by advocates of legalized marijuana use. Since cannabis was legalized in Canada in 2018, it could be assumed that the relevance of 420 days has disappeared.
Dauphin podcaster Kirk Nyquist recently spoke to Steven Stairs, chair of the 420 movement in Winnipeg, who disagrees:
“420 will still be here. It's just a matter of what it changes into… and we'll have a protest event still to it. I think continually until we reach a point where cannabis legislation throughout, not only Canada but throughout the world is much more equitable towards societal benefits than it is detriments.”
Steven Stairs tells his fascinating story of the controversy he faced as leader of the Winnipeg 420 movement, in Reefer MEDness Episode 82, which you can find on their website here.
