Canada officially "legalised" cannabis on October 17th after a century of unjust prohibition. Me and @Drutter and some other activsts and protestors demonstrated at the Vancouver Art Gallery by toking in public (now legal in BC) but also continuing to engage in civil disobedience that started long before this day, by having a #420FarmersMarket which should be a free market, but under Bill C-45 legalisation it's still a black market. We were also there to bring awareness to the public about legalisation because it's not the end of prohibition as the people have intended for years. Since only the rich and elite can commerce in cannabis and the poor & sick get stigmatized and criminalised, it's obvious that legalisation is a lie and it's just been regalized.
It was a a peaceful day for the most part, except some anti-cannabis crusaders earlier on were protesting that "marijuana kills brain cells", even though scientific evidence shows it promotes hippocampal neurogenesis (new brain cells). There were also a lot of Vancouver police strutting around aimlessly but arrogantly. Everybody should be happy if there were proper legalisation, amnesty and reconciliation, but there's still tension in the air.
Although I criticize legalisation a lot, there is some small good to celebrate. A certain amount of stigma has lifted that in the past was used to abuse and arrest innocent, peaceful Canadians. However, it's too little too late. We're standing on the shoulders of giants, fallen activists - a lot of whom are in jail with no amnesty, have had their lives ruined or have even died in their fight because it is stressful and they were already ill medical users.