This 4/20 was a real trip: thousands of cannabis-loving citizens rallying together for a day of peaceful protest and celebration - and on the same day, Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson appears from the shadows of Ottawa to re-announce the Conservatives' War on Marijuana Culture.

I'm both devastated and elated about Apr. 20, 2010. By now you've read about a gang banger wielding a gun not ganja during Toronto's 420 smoke out. Sadly, it's national news. Up until that point Toronto Hash Mob 4/20 Yonge and Dundas Smoke Out was going more amazing than ever dreamed. The sea of green people is unlike Toronto has ever seen for a rally.

The use of cannabis as a sacrament dates back thousands of years, in many different religions and possibly even during the anointing of Jesus Christ, according to expert testimony in an ongoing criminal court proceeding in Toronto.