The Vancouver Sun reports in its Monday edition that passing joints with strangers at a massive outdoor gathering this 4/20 would not be cool in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, so organizers of the Vancouver festival and protest are taking it on-line today. The Sun's Nick Eagland writes that the event, in its 26th year, was cancelled last month when it became clear that a large gathering would not be safe because of the potential transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Pot celebrants typically enjoy a market, live entertainment, speeches against prohibition and a group smoking event at 4:20 p.m. Attendance last year at Sunset Beach reached around 60,000 people at its peak. This year, they are instead urged to visit the Pot TV and Cannabis Life Network websites for a virtual, official 4/20 Vancouver event starting at 11:50 a.m. on Monday (4:20 p.m. in Newfoundland). Cannabis activists will join viewers in celebrating 4:20 p.m. as it reaches local time zones coast to coast. There will also be music and clips from past events. Organizer Dana Larsen said the event will use the popular video conferencing app Zoom, where there will be "a lot of people smoking cannabis on the screen together" when the clock strikes 4:20 p.m.