CANNABIS CULTURE - Protestors with a police escort march onto Yonge St. during the 2011 Global Marijuana March in Toronto.

CANNABIS CULTURE - This above shot of the 2011 Global Marijuana March shows hundreds of cannabis users taking over the street as they parade through downtown Toronto to demand an end to marijuana prohibition and call for the return of imprisoned activist Marc Emery to Canada.

CANNABIS CULTURE - Toronto attorney Ron Marzel gives a speech before the gathering crowd at the 2011 Toronto Freedom Festival.

Cannabis activist Jodie Emery speaks to the crowd at the 2011 Toronto Freedom Festival about marijuana prohibition and her imprisoned husband Marc Emery just minutes before the Global Marijuana March through the streets of Toronto. http://www.freemarc.ca

The Alyona Show on RT: Many states that were headed towards a medicinal legalization path have started to back off after the DOJ recently sent letters to states, threatening that they will go after state employees and will look at both civil and criminal penalties for those who run large scale operations, even if they are acceptable under state law. So why the drastic shift in policy? Scott Morgan with StoptheDrugWar.org weighs in.

VOTE in Canada on MONDAY, May 2nd! Go to http://www.elections.ca for info on HOW to vote, and use the websites http://www.ProjectDemocracy.ca http://www.catch22campaign.ca and http://www.whyprohibition.ca to find out who to vote for to SAVE CANADA and the cannabis culture from evil Stephen Harper. Meet Jodie and other Vancouver, BC activists (plus 40,000 other people!) at the Saturday May 7th Toronto Freedom Festival and Global Marijuana March! http://www.torontofreedomfestival.com Marc is in Yazoo City medium security prison in Mississippi. Write to Marc at: MARC EMERY #40252-086

THE biggest 420 celebration and protest Ever in Vancouver. Around 15,000 people showed up to enjoy the open market and support changing the cannabis laws. It was the first Vancouver 4/20 without the "Prince of Pot" Marc Emery, as he sits in US prison... Our theme for the day, "Vote Stephen Harper out", was well received by the press and delivered our message to the masses. Sponsored by Cannabis Culture, The Vancouver Cannabis Dispensary, and The Vancouver Seed Bank, the day was organized brilliantly by Jacob Hunter.

Vancouver 4/20 HIGHlight: Great shot from the roof of a hotel across the street as the clock strikes 4:20 at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Marc is now in Yazoo City, Mississippi -- please send him letters! www.FreeMarc.ca -- and we all missed him at the annual Vancouver 4/20 event on April 20th... but we had a massive FREE MARC banner on stage to remember him. Vancouver had a tremendously successful protest festival, bigger and better than ever before, and the media got out the FREE MARC EMERY and VOTE on MAY 2nd messages. Jodie also shares her voter registration card and explains how to get out and VOTE on May 2nd! MARC EMERY #40252-086 FCI YAZOO CITY MEDIUM E-1 FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION P.O. BOX 5888

reason.tv: Drug Policy Alliance Director Ethan Nadelmann on the future of drug legalization.