In 2000 the organizers intensified their efforts to make the Hanfparade part of the international hemp scene. So the slogan "Legalize it globally! Hanfparade 2000 - Zeig Dich!" came up.

The second part of the slogan originated from a campaign started by teh hemp magazine "grow!" called "Zeig Dich!" ("show yourself"), which animated all friends of the green herb to report themselves to the police.

The aim was to collect about 100.000 reports to give them to the police at once. It was intended to paralyze the justicial system this way and to force the reformation of the legal framework.

On August 19th, tens of thousands (who knows exactly how many tens of thousands...) moved with the Hanfparade from the Alexanderplatz to the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate), where the final rally began at 4 p.m. It was planned to continue until 10 p.m. ...

... But everything came different. When the Reggae band "Cashma Hoody" played their song "Legalize it globally!", which was composed esclusively for the Hanfparade, thick clouds came up over the city and minutes later - around 7 p.m. - it began to storm and to rain heavily. Just when the band finished the song, hailstones big like golf balls came down on the surprised audience.

Still, this could not lower the good atmosphere as the people gathered under all kinds of rain shelters. Through the close contact many intersting and very funny discussions arose, there was a lot to see, and the participants showed that it is possible to have a lot of fun with very wet clothes... After about 30 minutes of storm and hailing it continued to rain heavily. Many bands could not finish their program bcause the main stage was flooded. The gigs of DJ Tanith and the czech band Hypnotix had to be cancelled.