The 4th Annual Cannabis March & Festival.
Saturday May 4th 2002 - Brockwell Park, Brixton, London.

Saturday May 4th sees the 4th annual Cannabis March & Festival in
Brockwell Park, Brixton, one of 180+ cities worldwide holding an event
on the
same day [1]. Over 30,000 people have attended in previous years, to
show
their support for the relaxation of the law on Cannabis. The day will
begin
with a carnival style march from Kennington Park (assemble 12pm) with
floats, banners, costumes and samba beats leading to an all day free
festival
in Brockwell Park, Brixton.

Brockwell Park will feature music, the Hemp Expo, Medical Cannabis
Marquee, Speakers Area, Hemp Food, and much more besides.

Sajid Mohammed, spokeperson for the Cannabis Coalition, said: "In the
four years we have been putting on this event, Cannabis has moved to
the very top of the agenda in this country. This isn't just a protest,
it is a celebration of Cannabis and everything associated with it."

The festival will have two stages featuring the finest festival and
ganja
sounds with Continental Drifts hosting the main stage and local talent
on the Brixton Stage. Soundsystems from London's underground party
scene
due to be present on the day include an Access All Areas marquee
featuring
London's finest underground techno, S.L.U.R. (South London Underground
Records), Brighton Alliance of Soundsystems (BASS), gurly beatz of a
garage and d'n'b nature with femi9 product, a live Hip Hop stage, the
Squall
posse, Unsound, chimaera sound system, dub and roots provided courtesy
of RDK Hifi and Negusa Nagast and more to be confirmed.

With thousands turning up last year despite the pouring rain, this
year
promises to create a genuine large scale community event with a
grassroots mixture of music, culture, drugs info, hemp products,
debate and and
live performance [2].

ENDS

Contact: Johnny Void, Sajid Mohammed Brixton Cannabis Festival, 020
7737 3044.
E-Mail:  ganjadaysounds@yahoo.co.uk Website:
 http://www.cannabiscoalition.org

International Enquiries: Cures Not Wars, 00 1 212 677 7180.
E-Mail: cnw@ cures-not-wars.org
Website:  http://www.cures-not-wars.org

NOTES FOR EDITORS

1. For over four years, hundreds of cities have held Cannabis
legalisation events on the same day. New York group Cures Not Wars are
the
international co-ordinators for the events. For more information on
the 180+ Million Marijuana Marches, visit
 http://www.millionmarijuanamarch.org

2. As ever Ganja Day needs funding to remain a free festival.
Bucketeers on the day are required as well as fundraising all year
round to ensure that this event can continue to be successful. Anyone
who can help please
contact the Festival Office on 020 7737 7044 or e-mail
 ganjadaysounds@yahoo.co.uk Stewards are also urgently needed on the
day, please e-mail  rmiller@rmiller53.fsnet.co.uk or contact the
Festival Office or Access All Areas on 020 7267 8320.