From Hit & Run Journalism

The following photos were taken in chronological order at the May 1, 2010 Global Cannabis March in downtown Portland, OR. Roughly 1,000 people showed up and were very politely escorted by the Portland Police Department from one side of downtown to the other. At the same time roughly 4,900 immigration reform supporters, 100 pissed off “anarchists”, and three scary people in a pick up truck, who were yelling the word “white” to loud for my taste, were also enjoying the intermittent sunshine.

All 6,000+ freedom lovers marched all over Portland through the middle of the street with out any violence or problems with the police. In fact the PPD seemed to be on it’s best behavior, stopping traffic and even smiling when they thought no one was looking. One woman shouted “thank you!” to a PPB Officer while another urged that if marijuana were legal the cops could smoke it too.

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