CANNABIS CULTURE – The 2012 Global Marijuana March is Saturday, May 5! Join the world’s largest simultaneous pot protest in 153 confirmed cities around the world, or add your city to the list.

Every year, on the first Saturday in May – just after the other global stoner gathering, 4/20 – potheads and drug law reformers gather in cities around the world for the Global Marijuana March (GMM).

Meeting at strategic gathering locations, activists and weed-smokers hit the pavement and march through the city streets, leaving stunned passer-bys and, in many cities, a large cloud of aromatic marijuana smoke.

This year, there are at least 153 confirmed cities (as the time of publication of this article) on the website WeedWiki.

There may be many more unconfirmed cities who will also have protests – to see a larger (and somewhat out-of-date) collection of cities and info, view the Big List at GlobalCannabisMarch.com.

Started in New York in 1999 by legendary pot activist Dana Beal, the March has grown to include 738 cities from 64 different nations over the years, according to to WeedWiki. Beal has had a tough last year, fighting both legal and health issues.

Over the years, Beal and other activists like Marc Emery sent thousands of GMM posters around the world (the same ones published them in the pages of Cannabis Culture).

See coverage of GMM 2011 (and more) from CC.

In some locations, the March is held on days other than May 5, and is known by a number of other names including the Worldwide Marijuana March, Million Marijuana March, World Cannabis Day, Cannabis Liberation Day, Global Space Odyssey, Ganja Day, J Day, Million Blunts March and others.

Read more about the history of the Global Marijuana March.

The scope of the GMM is truly global, with participating cities in Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

See the list of cities in video form:

Vancouver and other Canadian cities including Montreal, London, and Victoria are on the list (and others – see list below).

Toronto’s Global Marijuana March has become the largest marijuana protest in the city and is thought to be the largest of the GMM protests. It has for the last five years been held simultaneously with the Toronto Freedom Festival (TFF). The TFF will not be held this year due to construction at its former location, Queen’s Park. Read more about Toronto’s 2012 Global Marijuana March.

Cannabis Culture will be broadcasting LIVE from Toronto and the GMM on Pot TV on May 4 and 5.

Click here to go to the GMM 2012 Facebook page for links to more information and flyers, posters, and banners.

View the list of confirmed cities from WeedWiki below:

Global Marijuana March 2012 Confirmed Cities

AFRICA

South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

ASIA

Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia

EUROPE

Austria

Salzburg, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Belgium

Antwerp, Belgium

Czech Republic

Prague, Czech Republic

Denmark

Aarhus, Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

France

Bordeaux, France

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Lille, France

Lyon, France

Marseille, France

Paris, France

Reunion, France

Toulouse, France

Tours, France

Germany

Berlin, Germany

Frankfurt, Germany

Hanover, Germany

Potsdam, Germany

Greece

Athens, Greece

Ireland

Cork, Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

Italy

Rome, Italy

Malta

Valletta, Malta

Norway

Bergen, Norway

Oslo, Norway

Stavanger, Norway

Trondheim, Norway

Poland

Poznan, Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Porto, Portugal

Spain

Madrid, Spain

Switzerland

Bern, Switzerland

United Kingdom

Cardiff, Wales, UK

OCEANIA

Australia

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Nimbin, New South Wales, Australia

New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Christchurch, New Zealand

Dunedin, New Zealand

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hastings, New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand

New Plymouth, New Zealand

LATIN AMERICA

Argentina

Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Bariloche, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

Cordoba, Argentina

El Bolson, Argentina

Formosa, Argentina

La Plata, Argentina

La Rioja, Argentina

Mar del Plata, Argentina

Mendoza, Argentina

Neuquen, Argentina

Posadas, Argentina

Resistencia, Argentina

Rio Grande, Argentina

Rosario, Argentina

Salta, Argentina

San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina

San Juan, Argentina

San Luis, Argentina

San Miguel, Tucuman, Argentina

San Pedro, Misiones, Argentina

San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

Ushuaia, Argentina

Venado Tuerto, Argentina

Brazil

Aracaju, Brazil

Atibaia, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Blumenau, Brazil

Brasilia, Brazil

Curitiba, Brazil

Diadema, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Fortaleza, Brazil

Guarulhos, Brazil

Joao Pessoa, Brazil

Joinville, Brazil

Juiz de Fora, Brazil

Jundiai, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Manaus, Brazil

Natal, Brazil

Niteroi, Brazil

Patos, Brazil

Petropolis, Brazil

Presidente Prudente, Brazil

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Uberlandia, Brazil

Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil

Chile

Antofagasta, Chile

Calama, Chile

Concepcion, Chile

Iquique, Chile

Santiago, Chile

Valdivia, Chile

Valparaiso, Chile

Colombia

Bogota, Colombia

Cali, Colombia

Medellin, Colombia

Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Peru

Lima, Peru

Uruguay

Florida, Uruguay

Fray Bentos, Uruguay

Montevideo, Uruguay

Nearby islands

NORTH AMERICA

Canada

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

London, Ontario, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

United States

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Los Angeles, California, USA

Oakland, California, USA

Sacramento, California, USA

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Key West, Florida, USA

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Boise, Idaho, USA

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Topeka, Kansas, USA

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Traverse City, Michigan, USA

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

St Louis, Missouri, USA

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Durham, New Hampshire, USA

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

New York City, New York, USA

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Alva, Oklahoma, USA

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Eugene, Oregon, USA

Medford, Oregon, USA

Portland, Oregon, USA

Salem, Oregon, USA

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

Austin, Texas, USA

Dallas, Texas, USA

Spokane, Washington, USA