Under a calescent Philadelphia sun, marijuana activists marched a giant 51-foot inflatable joint approximately 4.2 miles through downtown Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, just hours before the Democratic National Convention’s opening night.
Approximately 25 people carried the giant joint from City Hall to the Wells Fargo Center, where the Convention is being held this week.
Big crowds watch as activists inflate the giant joint, and topless women, wearing pot leafs over their bosoms, posed for selfies and handed out informational leaflets. The protesters said they wanted cannabis descheduled federally and legalized.
Pot industry executives and Democratic governors have mingled during the Convention. The Democratic Party has promoted its “pathway to future legalization” of marijuana. The party called for the drug to be rescheduled in the Controlled Substances Act.
“I think the war on drugs is a direct reason for the disconnect between law enforcement and our communities, and we can not begin to rehabilitate the attitude towards law enforcement until we fix the prosecution of marijuana use,” a young woman told MERRY JANE while carrying the 51-foot joint.
