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Country Lights Up for 4/20

Across the country, tomorrow will see the biggest 4/20 events to legalize marijuana ever. As the New York Times explains:

April 20 has long been an unofficial day of celebration for marijuana fans, an occasion for campus smoke-outs, concerts and cannabis festivals. But some advocates of legal marijuana say this year’s “high holiday” carries extra significance as they sense increasing momentum toward acceptance of the drug, either as medicine or entertainment.

“It is the biggest moment yet,” said Ethan Nadelmann, the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance in Washington, who cited several national polls showing growing support for legalization. “There’s a sense that the notion of legalizing marijuana is starting to cross the fringes into mainstream debate.”

You can stay on top of all the goings on at NORML, especially their twitter feed and their special site created for tomorrow, 420MoneyBomb.

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    Georgia NORML activated today (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by Xclusionary Rule 4ever on Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 06:43:25 PM EST
    Articles of incorporation were stamped by the ga secretary of state today (4-20) at 4:20 pm!

    are they having (none / 0) (#1)
    by cpinva on Sun Apr 19, 2009 at 09:48:07 PM EST
    "high holiday"

    sunrise services?

    My wife has been known to partake of those (none / 0) (#2)
    by easilydistracted on Sun Apr 19, 2009 at 09:49:47 PM EST
    type of sunrise services.

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    University of Colorado NORML forum (none / 0) (#3)
    by randy80302 on Sun Apr 19, 2009 at 10:15:00 PM EST
    I attended a forum put on by CU NORML chapter. A very high quality event, more professionally run than most marijuana events that I have been to.

    I blogged the event live here

    http://tinyurl.com/dxuvyz

    The best attended session included the Commander of the Boulder Drug Task force and Allen St. Pierre, Director of NORML. The Cop was good.

    Happy Holidays Everybody... (none / 0) (#4)
    by kdog on Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 08:24:19 AM EST
    whether you partake in the sacrament or not.

    HIGH (none / 0) (#5)
    by Capt Howdy on Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 09:11:21 AM EST
    The True Tale of American Marijuana

    screening free until noon

    I don't see it (none / 0) (#6)
    by KoolJeffrey on Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 02:32:58 PM EST
    But some advocates of legal marijuana say this year's "high holiday" carries extra significance as they sense increasing momentum toward acceptance of the drug, either as medicine or entertainment.

    Medicinal maybe, but the entertainment part seems a bit of a stretch. What puzzles me is how "libertarian" Republicans are still totally against compassionate medicinal use. Then again, why am I puzzled by their hypocrisy?

    I'm puzzled... (none / 0) (#8)
    by kdog on Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 08:38:21 AM EST
    that they support recreational prohibition, nevermind medical...they wax poetic about freedom, liberty, and personal responsibility enough.  It makes more sense for central-planning progressives to support nanny-state prohibition than libertarian leaning republicans.

    The hypocrisy and ideological dishonesty is no surprise unfortunately...amen to that.

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