City costs for Vancouver 4-20 marijuana protest more than $245,000
May 25, 2017 | 5:36 PM
VANCOUVER — This year’s 4-20 marijuana day of protest in Vancouver cost the city more than $245,000.
The city says estimates 40,000 people were at Sunset Beach Park and the Vancouver Art Gallery during the April 20 protest.
The city says in a news release that police costs came to over $170,000, while other costs such as sanitation, and fire and rescue pushed the costs even higher.
The city refused to grant a permit to protest organizers, but the event went ahead without approval.