The day of this Sunday, May 5, Hundreds of people arrive at Plaza Baquedano to participate in the 18th version of the Cultivate Your Rights Marchalso known as the Marijuana March or the Cannabis March.
The demonstration, which will feature the participation of a series of artists, seeks raise awareness and stop criminalizing to the users who consume cannabis sativa. In addition, to the demands made by the Chilean Cannabis Guild Association.
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In detail, the guild demands a change in regulation and classification of all elements related to marijuana to comply with the recommendations of World Health Organization (WHO).
Likewise, they reported that during this day they will dedicate themselves to gather signatures so that tomorrow, Monday, May 6, to go to La Moneda to leave a letter to President Gabriel Boric to request that he fulfill one of his campaign promises.
About, Andres Ramirezpresident of the Movimental organization, explained that “In this letter we are requesting two advances that we consider to be minimal to advance regulation”.
“The first, the change in regulation and classification of the flowering units of all the elements related to the plant, in decree 867, to reduce the danger with which it is obtained legally“, accurate.
“We ask President Boric for a statement”
While, secondly, he added that “in the letter also We ask President Boric for a statement or that he explains in some sense about point 4 of his program, where he states that he is going to create a new Drug Law “that does not pursue personal uses or preparatory acts.”
It is worth mentioning that this demonstration is going to extend along the south side of The Alameda in it Santiago center and will keep Traffic closed until 2:00 p.m.. A large contingent of Carabineros is already there and, for now, the demonstration continues peacefully.
