US style oppression up North

It seems the Bush administration style suppression of political dissent has spread to Canada. The authorities shut down the annual Canabian Day festival for failing to get the necessary permits. Organizers did of course try to get them but were denied on the basis that the event was a pro-pot rally.

Things apparently got ugly when several hundred cannabis proponents decided to assemble peacefully anyway. One demonstrator was reportedly arrested for carrying a sign saying -- Legalize It and Weed My Lips. The angered the protesters, prompting many to light up joints and pass out "chronic candy".

A disturbing development in a country that had, (prior to numerous visits from US prohibition profiteers from the DEA and ONDCP), an enlightened approach about cannabis consumers.