Global Marijuana March 2008 in La Laguna, Tenerife

Something else for you to do this holiday weekend in Tenerife, is to join the hippies for the Global Marijuana March in the leafy Plaza del Adelantado, in La Laguna on Saturday, May 3rd, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Global Marijuana March (GMM) is an annual rally, held since 1999, at different locations across the planet. It refers to cannabis-related events that occur on the first Saturday in May, or that weekend, or thereabouts. Marches, meetings, rallies, raves, concerts, festivals, info-tables, etc.

237 cities have signed up for the 2008 Global Marijuana March and, the poster for the local gig promises entertainment, including DJ Billy Flux.

Although technically illegal in Spain, possession and consumption in private places is not generally prosecuted.

Supporters are in favour of a change in policies worldwide against drugs.

Or as this anonymous quote outlines, "Las drogas causan paranoia, confusión y una perdida total de contacto con la realidad en los políticos que nunca las han tomado" (Drugs cause paranoia, confusion and the total loss of contact with reality in politicians who have never taken them.)

More information (in Spanish) at http://www.cannarias.com