It appears that nothing is safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a week that鈥檚 seen pretty much everything under the sun cancelled, re-scheduled or suspended, organizers of Vancouver鈥檚 annual 4/20 pot festival announced Friday that this year鈥檚 event is cancelled.
On Thursday, B.C.鈥檚 provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry asked that all .
聽鈥淭hough 4/20 is a protest, it is not a protest against health officials, and it makes sense to help them protect the public from the outbreak of an infectious virus,鈥� organizers said in a press release.
Some people are upset and say 鈥渄on鈥檛 believe the hype!鈥�
鈥� 420 麻豆传媒映画(@420Vancouver_)
But to that, we say this:
Inviting people to travel from all over the world, to share joints & pipes mouth-to-mouth, and coughing (because that鈥檚 what pot smokers do ), when half the attendees are medical patients...
...there鈥檚 nothing good that can come from that, no matter if COVID is exaggerated or not.
鈥� 420 麻豆传媒映画(@420Vancouver_)
Public perception and sensible organizational thought demand 4/20 麻豆传媒映画be cancelled.
It breaks our hearts & many others too, but it鈥檚 the right thing to do. Thanks for understanding!
Vancouver鈥檚 4/20 event, which last year, typically attracts thousands of participants every year.
鈥淲e鈥檙e sad there won鈥檛 be a 4/20 celebration at Sunset Beach this year, but we will be back to celebrate Cannabis Day on July 1 at Thornton Park in Vancouver,鈥� the press release reads.
Organizers say vendors that booked a booth will receive a refund in the coming days.
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