Denverite Tiny Martinez defines April 20th as a holiday where marijuana users all over the world are taking part in a day like this as a day of protest and a day to stand up. It is a way of getting out there and showing the community that they are party of the community. As a part of the bay area majority of the people head to Hippie Hill.
In New Hampshire, about 100 people rallied Tuesday in the state capital of COncord on the eve of a senate vote to decriminalize small amounts of pot. Some people within the 100 lit up joints as state troopers watched from the inside of the statehouse. Gov. John Lynch said he would veto the bill if it reaches to him.
Marijuana use, medically and recreationally, is getting more attention these days with voters in California and possibly three other states set to decide in November whether to legalize adult use of the drug. South Dakota voters will consider in the fall whether to join California and the 13 other states that allow medical cannabis use.
A new cultivation equipment emporium in Oakland named iGrow decided to sponsor a 420 festival. Several hundred revelers lined up waiting for the chance to trumpet marijuana's rising commercial clout. At this event, they had booths stocked with pipe shaped lollipops and specialty fertilizers, and a raffle for an over sized joint and toured a 53 foot-long portable grow room with a starting price of $60,000.
I believe either way if marijuana isn't passed, marijuana users would still be able to access it and it wont stop users from using it. What do you guys think?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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I don't think you can call a group of people getting blasted a rally. It's hardly a protest when half the group could care less as long as they got their weed.
If it must be legalized then penalties for being high in public as well driving while intoxicated need to be higher. When we side in the favor of less control we must increase security accordingly.
Even if marijuana isn't legalized, people will still find ways to obtain it. I believe that marijuana should be legalized for medical and recreational purposes. However, people who are high while driving should be punished severely.
I always thought that 4/20 was because a couple teenagers got guns and shot up a place while they were high. Now that 4/20 has more to deal with weed it kind of seems like people burn up just because its 4/20. I heard about hippie hill and that they have free concerts and food for everyone, also they smoke a lot of weed while they are there.
i think drugs, no matter what the kind, will always be used by someone somewhere, no matter what the government does to try to stop them. do i think marijuana use should be encouraged? no. do i think federal and state governments need to stop wasting so much money on incriminating people in possession of small amounts of pot? definitely. however, i do not think these people who decide to light up on 4/20 are doing anything more than just getting high on a specific date. by smoking pot on 4/20 in front of government offices, one is doing nothing besides portraying themselves in a bad light. if you actually wanted to protest something and incur change, look educated, create persuasive arguments, contact government officials; getting blazed only makes one look like a lazy stoner and does absolutely nothing to aid their arguments.
I agree with Sabrina, I don't know if I would look at 4/20 as so much of a protest, but more as an excuse for people to get high. Marijuana is so accessible now, especially in California, and people are going to continue to use it regardless of whether it is illegal or not. Consider how relatively easy it is to get a club card for example. The more apparent attitude around where we live is legalize it! I mean why not right? But the thing is it is so much more complicated than that. Although I personally believe it should be legalized, I won my debate at the end of last year on why it should not. Either way the issue is becoming larger the closer we get to voting on it, and to many people any negative effects of legalizing it seem to be overshadowed buy the pros.
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