The people behind the annual 4/20 event at Vancouver's Sunset Beach have sent cheques to the city and the park board to cover costs associated with the event. Dana Larsen, one of directors of the Vancouver 4/20 Event Society, said that a cheque for $31,097 was sent to the city on Thursday, along with a $32,104 for the Vancouver Park Board. A man wearing novelty cannabis sunglasses inhales from a joint during the 2018 4/20 event in Vancouver. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)Aside from reimbursing the cost of repairing the damaged lawn last year, Larsen said this was the first time the event organizers were able to cover general costs. Larsen was told policing the event ran about $170,000 this year — and organizers said from the outset that wouldn't be paid for.

Source: CBC News September 10, 2018 23:48 UTC