An organizer with Vancouver's 4/20 event has vowed to go ahead with it, even though the Vancouver Park Board voted against granting the organizers a special permit. On CBC's The Early Edition, activist Dana Larsen said the pro-marijuana celebration would go ahead on Sunset Beach. A seawall cyclist surveys a 4/20 garbage pile after the 2016 event. In 2016, Vancouver's 4/20 event — which takes place annually on April 20 — attracted tens of thousands of people. With files from The Early EditionTo listen to the audio, click on the link labelled 4/20 organizer vows to go ahead despite no permit

Source: CBC News March 08, 2017 00:45 UTC