Global Marijuana March
The Global Marijuana March (GMM), also known as the Million Marijuana March (MMM) and Global Cannabis March , is an annual international demonstration for the legalization of cannabis and cannabis products. It always takes place in and around the month of May, for example in Berlin in early May and in Prague in mid / late June. Protest marches, rallies, meetings, information stands, concerts, festivals and raves are held.
The hemp activist Dana Beal started the Global Marijuana March in 1999 under the name Million Marijuana March in the USA . Since then, hundreds of thousands of participants worldwide in over 829 different cities in 72 countries have taken part. It is sometimes held locally under other names such as World Cannabis Day, Cannabis Liberation Day, Global Space Odyssey, Ganja Day, J Day, Million Blunts March, etc. The Global Marijuana March wants to show that the cannabis scene is a very special subculture and lifestyle that cannabis users have consciously chosen and celebrates it. Consumers, or advocates of legalization, as well as non-consumers are equally invited to take part.
Germany
In Germany, the German Hemp Association (DHV) partly coordinates the appointments and provides material such as posters, leaflets, etc. Independent of the Global Marijuana March, the Hanfparade has been held annually in Berlin since 1997 .
2012
In 2012 the Global Marijuana March took place in Germany in the following cities:
- Berlin
- Frankfurt
- Hanover
- Potsdam
- Schwerin
2013
According to the German Hemp Association , a total of 2000 people demonstrated in 11 German cities in 2013:
- Berlin
- Dortmund
- gain
- Frankfurt
- Hamburg
- Hanover
- Cologne
- Munich
- Potsdam
- Stuttgart
- Ulm
2014
In 2014 the Global Marijuana March will take place in 17 German cities:
- Berlin (May 10th)
- Bremen
- Dortmund
- Dresden
- gain
- Frankfurt
- Hamburg
- Hanover
- Heidelberg
- Kempten
- Cologne
- Munich
- Nuremberg (May 4th)
- Plauen
- Ulm
- Wuppertal
- Wurzburg
2015
In 2015, the GMM took place across Germany on five different dates over 3 weeks with over 7,000 people in more than 20 cities.
2016
In 2016, in order to achieve the greatest possible public attention, the date on May 7th at 2 p.m. was chosen as the date in the 33 participating cities for the most part throughout Germany. The last Germany-wide GMMs 2016 took place on May 21st. More than 10,000 people took part in the demonstrations across Germany in 2016.
- augsburg
- Berlin
- Braunschweig
- Bremen
- Dortmund
- Dresden
- Duisburg
- Dusseldorf
- Erfurt
- gain
- Flensburg
- Frankfurt am Main
- Freiburg in Breisgau
- Hamburg
- Hanover
- Heidelberg
- Ingolstadt
- Kempten
- Cologne
- Ludenscheid
- Mainz
- Munich
- Nuremberg
- Osnabrück
- Passau
- Plauen
- Rostock
- Stuttgart
- Tübingen
- Ulm
- Viersen
- Willows in the Upper Palatinate
- Wildeshausen
2017
The date of the GMM 2017 was set on May 6th by the German Hemp Association, with occasional appointments on May 12th and 13th. The GMM 2017 took place in 31 cities across Germany. 8,000 people took part in the demonstrations across Germany in 2017.
- augsburg
- Berlin
- Braunschweig
- Dortmund (May 13, 2017)
- Dresden
- Duisburg
- Dusseldorf
- gain
- Euskirchen (May 13, 2017)
- Frankfurt a. M.
- Freiburg i. Br.
- Halle (Saale)
- Hamburg (May 12, 2017)
- Hanover
- Heidelberg
- Ingolstadt
- Cologne
- Constancy
- Mainz
- Munich
- Nuremberg
- Passau
- Plauen (May 13, 2017)
- regensburg
- Rostock
- Stuttgart
- Tübingen
- Ulm
- Viersen
- Pastures
- Wildeshausen (May 13, 2017)
2018
The date of the GMM 2018 was set on May 5th by the German Hemp Association, with some also taking place on May 10th and 12th. The GMM 2018 took place in 28 cities across Germany. 9,000 people across Germany took part in the demonstrations.
- augsburg
- Annaberg-Buchholz
- Berlin
- Braunschweig
- Dortmund
- Dusseldorf
- Dresden
- Duisburg
- gain
- Freiburg
- Hall
- Hanover
- Heidelberg
- Ingolstadt
- Koblenz
- Cologne
- Mainz
- Munich
- Muenster
- Nuremberg
- Ulm
- Passau
- Rostock
- regensburg
- Stuttgart
- Viersen
- Weimar
- Wildeshausen
2019
The GMM 2019 took place across Germany at the beginning of May. In the following cities:
- Annaberg-B
- Braunschweig
- Dortmund
- Dresden
- Dusseldorf
- Duisburg
- Erfurt
- gain
- Frankfurt
- Freiburg
- Fuerth
- Halle (Saale)
- Hamburg
- Hanover
- Heidelberg
- Kitzingen
- Koblenz
- Cologne
- Constancy
- Ludwigshafen
- Mainz
- Mönchengladbach
- Munich
- Muenster
- Passau
- regensburg
- Rostock
- Saarbrücken
- Solingen
- Stuttgart
- Ulm
- Viersen
- Wildeshausen
2020
The date of the GMM 2020 was set by the German Hemp Association on May 2nd, although due to the coronavirus pandemic, it did not take place on the street as usual, but initially on the Internet. For this purpose z. B. used the hashtag # GMM2020 , which reached number 2 on Twitter . " With almost 60,000 views, this year's Global Marijuana March in Germany was one of the largest online demos in German history."
Street demonstrations will take place on September 12th in Hamburg, Munich, Regensburg and Tübingen.
Austria
In Austria, a Global Marijuana March has been taking place in downtown Vienna since 2008, which is held under the name Hanfwandertag.
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
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- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/events/290461167702005
- ↑ The Global Marijuana March 2013 . In: German Hemp Association .
- ↑ Brief reports on the Global Marijuana March on May 4th . In: German Hemp Association .
- ↑ Dates for Global Marijuana March 2014 . In: German Hemp Association .
- ↑ German Hemp Association - Global Marijuana March 2016 (February 16, 2016)
- ↑ Deutscher Hanfverband - Over 10,000 demonstrate in Germany - Global Marijuana March 2016 Final report (May 24, 2016); Retrieved May 26, 2014
- ↑ Florian Rister: Global Marijuana March 2017: Participating Cities in Germany . In: German Hemp Association . February 22, 2017 ( hanfverband.de [accessed April 4, 2017]).
- ↑ Global Marijuana March 2018: Nationwide demonstrations for the legalization of cannabis (April 11, 2018)
- ↑ [1] (May 17, 2018)
- ↑ Florian Rister: Global Marijuana March 2019: Participating Cities in Germany. February 18, 2019, accessed May 7, 2020 .
- ↑ [2]
- ^ Pirate Party Styria: Hanf-Wanderag Wien on May 5, 2012 with “Legalize!” And PPÖ ; Retrieved May 3, 2014
- ↑ Hemp Hiking Day - Global Cannabis March Vienna. Retrieved April 4, 2017 .