Was Vancouver park board's reaction to 4/20 overblown? It's a common view on social media
The sun hadn't been out for very long today when the Vancouver park board declared that the field at Sunset Beach Park was in terrible shape following 4/20.
Blue fencing was being put up.
This was accompanied by an ominous warning that the popular recreation area might remain closed for 10 weeks.
The park board chair, Stuart Mackinnon, described the situation as a "troubling loss of park space".
He's one of the four commissioners who voted last year to prohibit cannabis-related events in local parks and at beaches under the board's jurisdiction.
https://twitter.com/ParkBoard/status/987762587684159488
Not surprisingly, the park board's response to 4/20 has caused an eruption from the cannabis community over social media.
One of the 4/20 organizers, Dana Larsen, pulled out photos from April 14, which showed the field was somewhat flooded and appearing in need of rehabilitation.
https://twitter.com/DanaLarsen/status/987784404800962560
Jodie Emery flatly declared that the park was not destroyed by 4/20 and alleged that the board is lying.
"Our beautiful park is still green thanks to our nonprofit volunteers' hard work and $30,000 that we raised for flooring to protect it," she tweeted. "The Park Board is the only reason the park is closed."
https://twitter.com/JodieEmery/status/987774326521802752/photo/1
Another veteran of the cannabis-liberation movement, Jeremiah Vandermeer, tweeted the photo below to support his argument that the field is in decent shape.
https://twitter.com/JFromTheLake/status/987812409560645632
Here are some of the other comments on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/KirkTousaw/status/987812898171846656
https://twitter.com/rosymondin/status/987814034320707584
https://twitter.com/KirkTousaw/status/987812898171846656[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/SHW11990/status/987800801463517184
https://twitter.com/blvcknolive/status/987802738250498048
https://twitter.com/StephaniedeJag3/status/987776021935017986
https://twitter.com/patsow/status/987801536217497600
https://twitter.com/Cpntom/status/987804891555954693
https://twitter.com/britneyguerra87/status/987848445149921280
https://twitter.com/hemplion/status/987842135113203713
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