"The sweep by 40 law officers was targeted at a group of between 70 to 120 people known as the 420 Club, which has been meeting at the park on Wednesday at 4:20 p.m. for about a year. ...In addition to smoking marijuana, gatherings have had a history of assaults and other illegal drug use and disturbances, authorities say." (In Waterworks Park drug sweep, 24 people arrested, Vancouver Sun (Vancouver B.C.) June 27, 1997)

"The Island County Sheriff’s Department’s annual report is not finished yet, but it shows youth arrests have increased 32 percent countywide over the last five years. In an early draft of the report, the availability of drugs is cited as one reason for the increase in crimes." (Breaking cycle of drug use takes time, Whidbey News Times, April 23, 1997)