The Globe and Mail reports in its Monday, April 22, edition that about 60,000 people flooded the grounds of Vancouver's Sunset Beach on Saturday. The Globe's Andrea Woo writes that Vancouver's first 4/20 event since Canada's legalization of recreational cannabis drew a record turnout on Saturday despite more resistance than usual. To opponents, the 25th annual event has grown into a full-fledged festival and trade show that is shirking the proper permitting processes, and full costs, by continuing to declare itself a protest. Organizers say they have, in fact, applied for a permit and been denied on the grounds it is a cannabis event. Pot activist Jodie Emery called the event "the most epic, peaceful, beautiful 4/20 in the history of the world." Vancouver police say there were no major incidents. Vancouver City Councillor Melissa De Genova said the issue with securing permitting is not cannabis, but smoking, which has been prohibited in parks and beaches since 2011. She suggested celebrating with pot brownies. Ms. Emory notes, "Other public events get bylaw exemptions to be able to drink alcohol on the beach and in the parks, so 4/20 Vancouver should be granted a bylaw exemption, as well."