Editing Brixton (section)

===JayDay Cannabis Festival===
From 2001 to 2004, [[Brockwell Park]] hosted the annual Cannabis Festival, or JayDay, organised by the Cannabis Coalition. The police reportedly maintained a low profile, tolerating the smoking of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.urban75.org/photos/protest/jayday.html |title=Jayday Cannabis March and Festival, Kennington Park to Brockwell Park, London |website=Urban75 |access-date=8 July 2008 |archive-date=18 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718041956/http://www.urban75.org/photos/protest/jayday.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2020/05/in-photos-jayday-2002-a-pro-cannabis-free-festival-in-brockwell-park-south-london-4th-may-2002/ |title=In photos: Jayday 2002, a pro-cannabis free festival in Brockwell Park, south London, 4th May 2002 |website=Brixton Buzz |date=29 May 2020 |access-date=29 May 2020 |archive-date=28 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228162941/https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2020/05/in-photos-jayday-2002-a-pro-cannabis-free-festival-in-brockwell-park-south-london-4th-may-2002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005 the London Borough of Lambeth rejected the application for a further Cannabis Festival on the following grounds:
<blockquote>
While Lambeth Council supports freedom of speech and the right to take part in a legitimate campaign, the council cannot condone illegal activities such as cannabis use and drug pushing – both of which have taken place at a previous festival held by the Cannabis Coalition. Indeed council officers monitoring the event in the past were approached by drug dealers who offered them drugs.<ref>[http://www.schmoo.co.uk/cannabis/ Schmoo.co.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804074723/http://www.schmoo.co.uk/cannabis/ |date=4 August 2009 }}, cannabis coalition (uk)</ref>
</blockquote>