The flag of Kanepi Parish, 
Estonia, is a Canadian pale triband of green, white, and green, with a green cannabis leaf in the middle.
The flag was officially adopted on May 15, 2018, and designed by an unknown author in a flag contest.
Symbolism[]
The word "Kanep" in Estonian means cannabis, the reason why the cannabis leaf is in the center of the flag. The green comes from the color of the cannabis.
History[]
After the 2017 merger with Valgjärve and Kõlleste Parishes, the Kanepi Parish was looking for the new flag and coat of arms. As Kanep in Estonian means Cannabis in English, there were also proposed versions of the flag and coat of arms with a cannabis leaf in it. To see what was more popular among the people, the municipality published the seven finalist designs on a parish page where people could vote online for their favorite design. The cannabis leaf won the contest with an overwhelming majority of 12,000 votes (out of 15,000 total), which is larger than the parish population of almost 5,000.
In May 2018, the city council, baffled by the ordeal, chose to vote for themselves if they wanted to officially adopt the proposed flag, with a slim majority of 9-8 voting to adopt the flag. On May 15, 2018, the municipality announced that the cannabis leaf flag will be the official flag of Kanepi, and on July 13, 2018, the flag was raised outside the Kanepi municipal building.