The Global Marijuana March (GMM), also referred to as the Million Marijuana March (MMM), is an annual rally held at different locations around the world on the first Saturday in May. A notable event in cannabis culture, it is associated with cannabis-themed events, which may include marches, meetings, rallies, raves, concerts, festivals, and attempts at educational outreach.
The first Global Marijuana March was held in 1999.[1] Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have participated in over 1034 different cities in 85 nations and subnational areas.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Locally, the Global Marijuana March is associated with names including Global Cannabis March, World Cannabis Day, Cannabis Liberation Day, Global Space Odyssey, Ganja Day, J Day, and Million Blunts March.
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- ^ Global Marijuana March cities. A to Z numbered list.
- ^ 50 Pictures Of The 2011 Global Marijuana March Archived 2014-01-18 at the Wayback Machine. May 9, 2011 article by Matt Stopera on BuzzFeed.
- ^ Global Marijuana March Shows International Support For Pot Legalization. By Cannabis Culture magazine. May 11, 2011.
- ^ They Marched for Marijuana, Against the Drug War. By Phillip Smith, May 11, 2011. Drug War Chronicle. Issue #683.
- ^ Global ganja celebration Archived 2010-01-18 at the Wayback Machine. By Dana Larsen. October 28, 2002. Cannabis Culture magazine.
- ^ Marching for freedom Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. By Brooke Thorsteinson. December 3, 2004. Cannabis Culture magazine. 2004 global reports.
- ^ In pictures: Global marijuana march. 5 May 2012. BBC News.