Pot Parties in Colorado for “420”

For those of you who don’t know, 420 is the number designated to cannabis, or marijuana.  Its origin comes from a police code “420”, which codes for someone currently using the drug.  Well 420 eventually caught on, and now the users of the drug celebrate on 4/20 or April 20^th of every year.  Although it is illegal in the majority of the states across the nation, that doesn’t stop users from using it, even in public rallies.  It has been know for users to gather on 420 in past years in areas such as parks.  Now that the use of marijuana is legal for recreational use in Colorado, the celebration has expanded even more than previous years, when it was illegal; and this year 420 just happens to fall on Easter Sunday.

Imagine just strolling out from church with your family shortly before noon on a nice warm Easter Sunday, and then you smell marijuana in the air.  That’s what it was like for several people in Colorado this year.  Although it is illegal to publicly use marijuana, people still do it in Colorado, just like they had publically use it while it was illegal in the state, just a year ago.  Many people are becoming angry with this and are urging police to take action.  However, it is in the polices best interest to stay away to not start any kinds of problems that may erupt because of the police disrupting the 420 rallies.

If we were to go back a year from this date, when all marijuana was illegal, for medical as well as recreational, would you have thought we would be sitting here today, able to easily walk down the road and go pick some marijuana up with no questions asked, completely legal?  Now this is just the case in Colorado, but now what will it be like a year from now? Two years? The possibilities are endless.  We could see states all across the nation start to legalize the drug, which wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing, it just depends on how you look at things.  And of course there will be stipulations on the drug, as there is for alcohol, but you never really know what the next year brings.  Your state might even be the very next to legalize the drug for recreational or medical purposes.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2014/04/20/colorado-pot-holiday-tries-mainstream/Mc66cbJ4jYX13GLwQ9Hr0H/story.html

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