Events

[FESTIVAL] It’s been a big year for marijuana advocacy in Western New York: the much maligned medical marijuana program has taken hold statewide, the Buffalo Cannabis Movement pushed the common council to modify police strategy around marijuana much like New York City and Philadelphia, and Buffalo Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes has introduced a bill to the legislature for Colorado-style legalization. Proponents, advocates, and revelers will gather next Wednesday around Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park for a rally-flavored festival dubbed the 420 Freedom Festival. The event will feature speeches, food trucks, a drum circle with dancing, and some other live music. Who knows, it might even be spring by then?