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Madrid, Spain. May 8, 2004. Million Joint March (La Marcha del Millón de Porros en Madrid, Mayo 2004). More info and photos: [1] [2] [3]. Part of the Million Marijuana March (MMM).

The Global Marijuana March (GMM) is an annual rally held at different locations across the planet. It refers to cannabis-related events that occur on the first Saturday in May, or that weekend, or thereabouts. Marches, meetings, rallies, raves, concerts, festivals, info-tables, etc.. The home page is at GlobalMarijuanaMarch.org^[1]

The Global Marijuana March also goes by the name of the Million Marijuana March (MMM). It began in 1999. Over 450 different cities worldwide have participated since 1999.^[2][3][4] There are local names for the event too. Such as: World Cannabis Day, Cannabis Liberation Day, Global Space Odyssey, Ganja Day, J Day, etc..

The Global Marijuana March is a celebration embracing cannabis culture as a personal lifestyle choice. Participants unite to discuss, promote, entertain and educate both consumers and non-consumers alike.

One of the main organizers since 1999 is Dana Beal and his Cures-Not-Wars.org website.^[5] Another of the main organizers is CannabisCulture.com and its publication, Cannabis Culture Magazine.^[3] Both Dana Beal and CannabisCulture.com people have mailed thousands of GMM-MMM posters worldwide over the years.^[6]

The rally at Queen's Park in Toronto, Canada is a city tradition since 1999. The 2006 Toronto Cannabis Week featured events, live music and entertainment across the city from Thursday, May 4th until Wednesday, May 10th. 25,000 people attended.^[7][8]

Held in Regina on the first Saturday of May since 1999, originally at the Saskatchewan Legislature. Starting in 2001, it's been held in Victoria Park, in the center of Regina's downtown. The event features live music mixed with speakers on various topics, sometimes with only an incidental connection to marijuana. For example, 2007 featured Jim Elliott from the Council Of Canadians, who primarily deal with issues surrounding Canada's independence from the U.S., and who used the Marc Emery case as an example of increasing U.S. interference.^[9]

J-Day in Dunedin, New Zealand is celebrated in the city's centre of town, The Octagon, on the first Saturday of May (5th, 2007) from 'High Noon' until 4:20PM. Dunedin is arguably chronologically the first city in the world to host any GMM event. Named 'Extreme 4:20', local participants climb the famous Baldwin Street to meet at the top by 4:20AM. Interestingly, locally J-Day coincides with The University of Otago Capping Parade, in which a multitude of ceremony-attending graduates parade down the main street on their way to the Town Hall ceremony, and also the University Hall Parade, in which University of Otago dormitory-student decorated themed floats parade down the main street, stopping in the Octagon typically armed with many water balloons, and collectively shouting chants of dormitory-specific pride. The 2007 International J-Day in Dunedin featured political speakers and music provided by local DJs and counted 170 people at mid-day.

1. ^ Global Marijuana March home page with 2005-2007 city lists.
2. ^ Over 450 different cities worldwide that have signed up since 1999.
3. ^ ^{a b} CannabisCulture.com history of GMM-MMM.
4. ^ GMM-MMM photos, posters, and flyers worldwide since 1999.
5. ^ Cures-Not-Wars.org
6. ^ 2006. 2005. 2004. Cannabis event posters, flyers, banners. Including GMM-MMM.
7. ^ CannabisWeek.ca - The Global Marijuana March of Toronto, Canada.
8. ^ Toronto GMM 2006 photos and videos.
9. ^ Regina GMM 2007 write up.

• 2005 GMM-MMM world map and city list with many links.
• Links to many GMM-MMM web pages worldwide. 2.
• Links to many GMM-MMM photos, posters, and banners worldwide. 2. 3. 4.
• GMM-MMM Yahoo Group with public archive.
• Compilations of GMM-MMM links and reports over the years.
• "Marching for freedom". 2004 global reports and some photos. Cannabis Culture magazine article.
• Global Marijuana March wiki page.
• May 3, 2008 city list.

• Ganja Day - 4th May 2002 - London. 4th MMM in London, UK. Many photos.
• 7th May 2006 - Moscow. 3rd MMM in Moscow, Russia. Many photos.
• mgmporto - marcha global pela marijuana no porto. Porto, Portugal.
• mgmlisboa - Marcha Global da Marijuana em Lisboa. Lisbon, Portugal.
• Global Marijuana March 2007in Regina, Canada.

• GMM-MMM 2000-2004 cities in Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland. 2005.

World laws on cannabis possession (small amount). Data is from multiple sources detailed on the full source list. This map is a work in progress, please give corrections and additions here. See also Legal issues of cannabis, Legal and medical status of cannabis, and Legality of cannabis by country.