Marijuana supporters, 100-strong, converged outside Sudbury police headquarters Thursday afternoon to listen to the charismatic Marc Emery, Canada's champion of legalizing marijuana.

Pro cannabis flags on makeshift wooden poles waved high in the sky. Drums beat in the background. Voices shouted loudly. Car horns honked repeatedly from the streets.

"We're not criminals and we're not animals," said Emery "We're proud Canadians and we're human beings."

Emery was in town as part of his nation-wide summer of legalization smoke-out tour. He has been arrested in some places, but continues to fight for what he believes in.

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