The annual 4/20 celebration of cannabis takes place in the US.
In New York’s Washington Square Park—a popular year-round spot among smokers—gatherings were larger and the aromas were richer than usual.
As reggae music played, vendors set up tables to sell the cannabis flower, pre-rolled joints, and edible THC products. There were also budding cannabis seedlings for sale, ready to take home and eventually grown into flowering plants.
One man was equipped with a hand-held “cloud cannon” that he used to wriggle willing servants into plumes of marijuana smoke.
West Coast celebrations are not expected to be in full swing until around 4:20 p.m. PDT.
On April 20 in New York’s Washington Square Park, the gatherings were bigger and the aromas were richer than usual. An elated man sits behind a plastic table, basks in the sun, holds up a joint and sells his wares
A woman in Washington Square Park enjoys a joint in the sun leading up to 4:20 p.m. on April 20
People sold the cannabis flower as well as small plants that could be taken home and grown
On Thursday afternoon, Washington Square Park began to fill up with people celebrating 4/20
Two people pose for a selfie in Washington Square Park on Thursday afternoon, each equipped with a joint
The origins of ‘420’ as an internationally perceived weed holiday are generally unknown.
In recent years, however, a consensus has emerged on the most credible explanation: that it was started in the 1970s by a group of students from San Rafael High School in California, who met every day after classes at 4:20 p.m. smoked joint. .
The term then became more generally associated with cannabis and eventually 4/20 was translated into April 20. Since the day is celebrated all over the world – in countries where weed is both legal and illegal – celebrations vary.
In some places it’s an opportunity for disgruntled smokers to protest against laws criminalizing the plant, in others it’s a celebration among its supporters that the plant just exists.
Hippie Hill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park expects to draw 20,000 attendees — typically the largest event in the state, according to KTVU.
It is the second year that onsite cannabis sales are legal at the event.
For security measures, about 100 guards will patrol the hill. There will also be 163 portable toilets, extra parking attendants and a cleaning crew.
In Seattle, a movie theater is offering a “stuff double-film,” featuring Cheech and Chong’s “Up In Smoke” paired with the 1930s cult classic “Assassin of Youth.”
In Boston, a pottery festival offers participants the chance to make their own pipe.
Congregation of pot smokers gather in the sun in Washington Square Park in observance of 4/20
A man dressed in a matching hoodie exhales smoke as he smokes a joint in Washington Square Park Thursday afternoon
Several vendors sold different types of cannabis on folding tables around the Washington Square Park fountain
Smokers who didn’t like rolling their own joints had the option of buying them pre-rolled
Technology has revolutionized marijuana consumption. The photo shows a woman in Washington Square Park selling electronic weed vapes
In Kansas City, heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson and wrestler Ric Flair were preparing to attend the Smokey Rivers 420 Fest, which will be headlined by Wiz Khalifa.
Tyson promotes his brand, Tyson 2.0, while touring several states.
Recently, Tyson 2.0 introduced Mike Bites, cannabis edibles in the shape of an ear with a bite mark – a tribute to Tyson’s historic 1997 fight against Evander Holyfield, in which he bit off part of his opponent’s ear.
The product propelled its brand to new heights and benefited from the relaxation of cannabis laws across the county.
“They’re sold out, you can’t find any,” Tyson said in an interview with Cannabis and technology today about Mike Bites.
Cannabis is tolerated for recreational use in 38 states – most recently in Kentucky last month.