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About a hundred weed-loving activists took to the streets of Manhattan on Saturday for a smoky, spirited march from Koreatown to Union Square. The Cannabis Parade, which has been held in some form or another since the early 1970s (though last year's event was canceled due to the pandemic) was the first since marijuana was legalized in New York State, a cause for celebration for participants. But many marchers insisted that the fight was not over.
Nikolas Schiller, one of the founding members of New York Marijuana Justice, was on hand to emphasize the need for "legalization without commercialization," which can only be achieved when all adults are allowed to grow as much pot as they want. "No one cares about how many tomatoes you grow," said Schiller. "It should be the same for cannabis."