“The Global Marijuana March is an international day of cannabis celebration and protest against prohibition. Canada still hasn’t yet legalized cannabis, and more delays simply mean more ongoing injustice,” emphasized Jodie Emery.

After the march, the media is invited to join industry leaders, political candidates, medical cannabis patients, recreational consumers, private cannabis business owners and supporters uniting for a political rally presented by Sensible Ontario 4pm in front of the provincial legislature. The goal of this rally is to bring much needed attention to the major issues surrounding the Ontario government’s proposed cannabis retail monopoly, while cannabis lounges remain unregulated for now: “Ontario is now looking at a progressive and realistic approach to cannabis consumption. We are hopefully that cannabis lounges will be potentially included in the future provincial framework,” says Hotbox Cafe founder Abi Roach, a Director of the Ontario Cannabis Consumer & Retail Alliance (OCCRA) which launched the Sensible Ontario campaign to make cannabis private retail an election issue.