Why 4/20 is dumb

Sit in the sunshine and feel alive! Roll a joint in the shape of T for some reason! There were not many of us. We were other , both in school and in society at large. Smoking pot in the '90s, like in most of the decades after the '60s when the hippies made weed-smoking a veritable subculture, was a divisive act. It divided us from the "normals" and bound us together.

We had our rituals. We had a single expensive bong that we shared, hiding it in different car trunks or backpacks depending on whose week it was.

We worked together, as a team, to procure fresh buds an incredibly hard task in a tiny town with literally one road and only one drug dealer that we teenagers were aware of. And we had Why was pot celebrated on Hitler's birthday? No one knew. No one cared. All that mattered was that for that one special day our people stood up and said, "Yep, I smoke pot. In fact, I love it. And so do all these people wearing strangely large pants and hideous multi-colored hats.

April 20 was our one singular day to be proud. We've also got things going on. Weed helped us see things differently from other people, and we needed to feel, for one day, like we belonged. Medical marijuana is now legal in 24 states, plus Washington D. Recreational marijuana is now legal in four states. Marijuana is an enormous, legal, and profitable industry.

College kids can literally get a card to buy it from a store like they're living in goddamned Amsterdam or some shit. No more forking over cash for what turns out to be oregano. No more clandestine meetings in the park.

Joined: Nov 15, Messages: 6, Likes Received: 2, I personally take it lighthearted. Most of the time, I dont even partake in events, though this year I think I may engage in the g. It is significant in Salem OR this year, the 2nd hearing on med marijuana happens to be on april 20th, so that hits home, literally. Most holidays are hallmark moments, this is a bit different, it brings a bit of excitement like elections do, with a solid culture behind it.

I dig that. Joined: Oct 7, Messages: 10 Likes Received: Joined: Oct 13, Messages: Likes Received: Joined: Feb 7, Messages: Likes Received: I'm all for the idea of , my only problem with it is that its not really a universal date.

Americans put the month 4th then the day 20th Over here in Aussie land we put it, day 20th then month 4th So really over here it was day today and we all smoked up to celebrate but really we were celebrating day which is just not as cool man. Just like any other day in the year. Joined: Mar 5, Messages: 1, Likes Received: 2, The concept, and how people now view it, absolutely.

Very stupid. It doesn't bother me, but I'm sure someone didn't like the comment about comparing fucking and Jesus' birthday. I don't need a certain date to get baked. Or to get more baked.