A 4/20 participant at Sunset Beach in Vancouver on Thursday.

A 4/20 participant at Sunset Beach in Vancouver on Thursday.

VIDEO: Crowds gather for 4/20 celebrations in Vancouver

The Sunset Beach event remained calm




Despite legalization being just over a year away, thousands of people gathered at Sunset Beach for 4/20 celebrations on Thursday.

Vancouver Police had warned residents Wednesday night that streets would be closed and traffic would be slow downtown but in a statement released Thursdasy night, the department said the crowd of vendors, marijuana enthusiasts and the curious remained mellow.

 

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