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4/28/2012
Money, music and drugs.
As of 11pm Friday, Edmonton police say the potent mix of youthful entertainment left one person rushed to hospital.
This after overdosing at what had been billed as the largest electronic music festival ever held in Canada.
Add to that one person charged with possession of a controlled substance.
Along with what police describe as other minor offences related to drugs.
Police had described it like trying to control a border crossing - - some stuff was going to get through.
Boodang Productions signed a deal with the Edmonton Northlands Expo Centre to host the event, but then had to sue for the right to serve alcohol.
Northlands was worried about the dangers of mixing alcohol and in particular ecstasy, a popular drug on the rave scene.
But in the end, a judge's ruling let the liquor flow.
And the promoters, which included Connected Entertainment, coughed up nearly $150,000 for a security bill yet to be detailed, that included drug sniffing police dogs.
They then held a news conference to announce the city had treated them unfairly compared to other major festivals, and may not return. (td)
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