http://www.globalmarijuanamarch.org/report.php?id=1192006 Global Marijuana March
Report from Copenhagen
The Global Marijuana March 2006 in Copenhagen was a double march.
It was arranged by Cannabisrådet (The Council of Cannabis) which is a union
of people and political parties and organisations who want to have free cannabis...
The first was leaving from the freetown of Christiania, the second was leaving from Blaagaards Plads in Noerrebro. At Blaagaards Plads their was a speak of Zenia Stampe, the leader of the Radical Left parties youth organisation (In Denmark the partie "Radical Left" is rather right winged).
She say YES to free cannabis, and thats why she is a sweet radical.
Off cause there was problems, so it had to be, but they are always solved.
On the road the tractor from Christiania was runnig out of gasoline, but
then people decided to have a "rygepause", a danish word for a smoking
break. On the tractor was a pusherhouse in wood, back from the good old days before the danish goverment smashed Pusher Street.
The two demostrations meat each other later at Axeltorv where there was a major Smoke In. The Free Hash Movement from Christiania had brought two ecological fruitpipe, and they where filled several There where also a lot
of free joints. The smoke was sponsored by "drengene" (the boys)from Pusher Street.
There was a speak of Line Barfoed which is a member of the danish parlament for Enhedslisten.
There was also entertaintment from the magican Erik Sandmand and his beautiful assistent Madame Waffa. They where performing the show "The Magic
Box" in between all the smoking.
At 17 the march left and we all go to Christiania. There was a lot of cannabisrelated music in Christiania. In Pusher Street there was the hiphop-crew "Kartellet", and later the famous danisk Punkband
"EnhelrøvfuldFrank". THey perfomed their famous hit "Bjarne Blues". Bjarne is the leader of the policeforce in Christiania, and he is not very popular. IT was very funny, everybody in the street was dancing "Pogo", a punkrock dance. In the end of the concert the frontsinger named Aldi-Frank was arrested on the stage.
At the Smoking Cafe "Månefiskeren" there was a more mellow feeling. Here D.J. Hydepark was playing non-baylonian reggaemusic. And later was the two danish hippie-musicians Stig Møller and Peter Ingemann, two guys which have been fighting for free cannabis since the sixties.
It was a very nice day, the weather was good, the sun was shining and the
mood was good, everybody was feeling fine, even the police had a good time.
It is important that the cannabis users have a "free day" once a year, as said
by "Totalbon", one one the march coordinators.
pix cph:
http://hampepartiet.dk/global%20marijuana%20march.htmpix from around the world:
http://gallery.marihemp.com/2006See you next year in Copenhagen...
Klaus Trier Tuxen