Editing 420 (cannabis culture) (section)

==International observance of April 20==
[[File:Vancouver Canada 2012 April 20 crowd.jpg|thumb|Vancouver, April 20, 2012]]
[[April 20]] has become an international [[counterculture]] [[holiday]] based on the celebration and consumption of cannabis.<ref name=UCSC /><ref name="hightimes.com">{{cite web |url=http://hightimes.com/read/power-420 |title=The power of 420 |last1=Halnon |first1=Karen Bettez |work=High Times |date=April 11, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513011500/http://hightimes.com/read/power-420 |archive-date=May 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/420_event_lists|title=420 event lists}}</ref> Events typically advocate for cannabis [[Drug liberalization|liberalization]] and [[Legality of cannabis|legalization]]. [[Vivian McPeak]], a founder of Seattle's [[Seattle Hempfest|Hempfest]], states that 4/20 is "half celebration and half call to action".<ref name="nyp1">{{cite news|title=How marijuana's high holiday came to be|url=https://nypost.com/2017/04/20/how-marijuanas-high-holiday-came-to-be/|newspaper=New York Post|access-date=April 22, 2017|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> Paul Birch calls it a global movement and suggests that one cannot stop events like these.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gayle|first1=Damien|title=Thousands of cannabis users roll up in Hyde Park for annual 4/20 event|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/19/thousands-cannabis-users-hyde-park-annual-420-event-end-prohibition|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=April 22, 2017|date=April 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227133922/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/19/thousands-cannabis-users-hyde-park-annual-420-event-end-prohibition|archive-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref>

Many marijuana users protest in [[civil disobedience]] by [[Smoke-in|gathering in public to smoke]] at 4:20&nbsp;p.m.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marijuana's big day is here: '420' celebrations ready to roll|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/19/marijuanas-big-day-here-420-celebrations-ready-roll/100663642/|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=April 22, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

As marijuana continues to be decriminalized and legalized around the world, cannabis activist [[Steve DeAngelo]] notes that "even if our activist work were complete, 420 morphs from a statement of conscience to a celebration of acceptance, a celebration of victory, a celebration of our amazing connection with this plant" which "will always be worthy of celebration".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Does 4/20 Still Matter?|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/does-420-still-matter-w477104|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Annual 420 pot rally will be more celebration than protest: Organizers|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/04/17/annual-420-pot-rally-will-be-more-celebration-than-protest-organizers|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=April 22, 2017}}</ref>{{clear left}}

===Americas===
North American observances have been held at many locations, including:
*[[New York City]]: [[Washington Square Park]] in [[Manhattan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2010/4/21/10515924/washington-square-gets-its-grit-back-on-420-day|title=Washington Square Gets Its Grit Back on 420 Day|last=Davies|first=Pete|date=April 21, 2010|work=[[Curbed]] NY|access-date=January 7, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Boston]]: [[Boston Common]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Reed|first=Matt|title=Boston celebrates 4/20|date=2018-04-20|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/boston-celebrates-4-20/19876737|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref>
*[[San Francisco]]: "[[Hippie Hill]]" in [[Golden Gate Park]] near the [[Haight-Ashbury]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2010/04/20/a-huge-turn-out-for-420-day-on-hippie-hill-in-san-franciscos-golden-gate-park/|title=A Huge Turn Out for 420 Day on Hippie Hill in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park " San Francisco Citizen |publisher=Sfcitizen.com|date=April 20, 2010|access-date=April 20, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110430000040/http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2010/04/20/a-huge-turn-out-for-420-day-on-hippie-hill-in-san-franciscos-golden-gate-park/| archive-date= April 30, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]]: [[Porter College]] meadows at the [[University of California, Santa Cruz]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/students-mark-420-at-uc-santa-cruz|title=Students mark 420 at UC Santa Cruz|date=2019-04-21|website=Santa Cruz Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7news.com/5261194/|title=Pot enthusiasts in Santa Cruz prepare for 4/20 toker tradition|last=Amanda del Castillo|date=2019-04-20|website=ABC7 San Francisco|language=en|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref>
*[[Washington, D.C.]]: [[National Mall]], [[United States Capitol]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Perry|last=Stein|title=D.C. residents and activists light up on the National Mall for 4/20|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=April 20, 2015|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/04/20/d-c-residents-and-activists-light-up-on-the-national-mall-for-420/|access-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jessica|last=Estepa|title=D.C. activists to hand out joints near U.S. Capitol on 4/20|work=[[USA Today]]|date=April 19, 2017|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/04/19/dc-activists-hand-out-joints-near-capitol/100659498/|access-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Vancouver]]: The [[Vancouver Art Gallery]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/news/680806/marijuana-protest-planned-vancouver-art-gallery-despite-420-moving-sunset-beach|title=Marijuana protest planned for the Vancouver Art Gallery despite 4/20 moving to Sunset Beach|date=April 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://wiki4weed.com/archive/thousands-marijuana-smokers-gather-vancouver-celebrate-420/|title=Thousands of marijuana smokers gather in Vancouver to celebrate "420"|last=Hall|first=Neal|date=May 2, 2009|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|access-date=September 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910092757/http://wiki4weed.com/archive/thousands-marijuana-smokers-gather-vancouver-celebrate-420/|archive-date=September 10, 2014}}</ref> and [[Sunset Beach (Vancouver)|Sunset Beach]] between 2016 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/4-20-pot-rally-vancouver-1.3545092|title=4/20 pot rally draws tens of thousands in Vancouver|last=Johnson|first=Lisa|date=April 20, 2016|work=CBC News|access-date=April 20, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Montréal]]: Le [[Mont Royal]] [[George-Étienne Cartier Monument]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samesun.com/blog/420-day-cannabis-festival/|title=420 Day – Cannabis Festival|publisher=samesun.com Samesun Nation Travel Blog|access-date=April 20, 2011|archive-date=October 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022101515/http://www.samesun.com/blog/420-day-cannabis-festival/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/19/c5308.html|title=Canada's marijuana activists unite against American-style drug laws – 420 vote mobs to be held in over 10 cities across Canada on April 20th|publisher=newswire.ca CNW Group|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907092316/http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/19/c5308.html|archive-date=September 7, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Denver]]: [[Civic Center, Denver|Civic Center Park]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theknow.denverpost.com/2018/03/08/mile-high-420-festival-lineup-2018/178800/|title=Denver's new Mile High 420 Festival announces all-star lineup " Denver Post|date=March 8, 2018|publisher=denverpost.com|access-date=March 14, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120221231/https://theknow.denverpost.com/2018/03/08/mile-high-420-festival-lineup-2018/178800/}}</ref>
*[[Ottawa]]: [[Parliament Hill]] and [[Major's Hill Park]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/04/19/9165666-sun.html |title=Pot activists to light up on Hill |publisher=Cnews.canoe.ca |access-date=April 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712204535/http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/04/19/9165666-sun.html |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/290409 |title=Ottawa's Parliament Hill just one site for planned 4/20 protest |publisher=Digitaljournal.com |access-date=April 20, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110511102321/http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/290409| archive-date= May 11, 2011 | url-status= live|date=April 11, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Edmonton]]: The [[Alberta Legislature Building]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/04/20/hundreds-of-tokers-flood-alberta-legislature-in-protest-to-push-for-legalization-of-marijuana|title=Hundreds of Tokers Flood Alberta Legislature in Protest to Push for Legalization of Marijuana|access-date=April 22, 2013|date=April 21, 2013}}</ref>
*[[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]: campus of the [[University of Colorado Boulder]]<ref name="NYT2009" /><ref name="autogenerated1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080728060041/http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/apr/20/cus-420-pot-smoke-out-draws-10000/ CU's 4/20 pot smoke-out draws crowd of 10,000 : CU News].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/archivesearch/ci_14855977?IADID=Search-www.dailycamera.com-www.dailycamera.com#axzz0lJwVBnxu|title=Medical marijuana expected to give momentum to CU-Boulder 4/20 event – Boulder Daily Camera|publisher=Dailycamera.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430022905/http://www.dailycamera.com/archivesearch/ci_14855977?IADID=Search-www.dailycamera.com-www.dailycamera.com|archive-date=April 30, 2011|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2011|date=April 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-420-explained-20170420-story.html|title=How 4/20 ... grew ... into a 'holiday'|last1=Johnson|first1=Gene|website=chicagotribune.com|date=April 20, 2017 |access-date=April 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/19/denver-420-trump-era/|title=Denver 420 event will be a mix of marijuana politics and celebration|access-date=April 22, 2017|date=April 19, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Toronto]]: [[Nathan Phillips Square]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4156770/4-20-celebration-nathan-phillips-square/|title=4/20 celebrations take place at Nathan Phillips Square without permit|access-date=April 20, 2020|date=April 20, 2018}}</ref> and [[Yonge-Dundas Square]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3391063/thousands-expected-to-attend-toronto-420-marijuana-rally-at-yonge-dundas-square/|title=Thousands expected to attend Toronto 4/20 marijuana rally at Yonge-Dundas Square|access-date=April 20, 2020|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]: campus of the [[University of California, Berkeley]] on the Memorial Glade north of the [[Doe Memorial Library]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.berkeleyside.com/2016/04/21/photos-100s-turn-up-chill-out-for-420-day-on-cal-campus|title=Photos: 100s turn up, chill out for 420 day on Cal campus|access-date=October 22, 2020|date=April 21, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Mexico City]]: [[Mexican Senate]] under the slogan Planton 420.<ref>{{cite web|title=#Plantón420 Has Been Camping Outside the Mexican Senate For a Month|date=March 6, 2020|url=https://hightimes.com/news/planton420-camping-outside-mexican-senate-month/}}</ref>
*[[Ann Arbor]]: [[Hash Bash]]
*[[St. Louis, Missouri]]: Loop 420 Fest at [[Delmar Loop]] ([[University City, Missouri|University City]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Photos: St. Louis celebrates first '4/20 Day' since recreational marijuana became legal in Missouri |author=David Carson |author2=Christine Tannous|newspaper= St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=April 20, 2023|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/photos-st-louis-celebrates-first-4-20-since-recreational-marijuana-became-legal/collection_8deae7d0-dfd2-11ed-8612-2fd8750aaa9e.html}}</ref>

===Europe===
In the [[United Kingdom]], events have been held in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/21/thousands-roll-up-420-cannabis-picnic-londons-hyde-park|title=Police make 20 arrests at cannabis picnic in London's Hyde Park|last=Gayle|first=Damien|date=April 21, 2016|website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baldwin |first=Sian |date=2025-04-17 |title=420 Day rally: Everything you need to know about the Hyde Park event |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/420-hyde-park-rally-met-police-warning-london-cannabis-b1222976.html |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref> Events have also been held in [[Brighton]], [[Bristol]], [[Durham, England|Durham]], [[Glasgow]], [[Leeds]], and [[Plymouth]]. The [[Teesside Cannabis Club]] also holds an annual event.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greg |date=2025-04-08 |title=UK 4/20 Events Guide 2025 |url=https://ukcsc.co.uk/uk-4-20-events-guide-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=UKCSC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=420 events 2025 – Where to celebrate cannabis in the UK |url=https://www.leafie.co.uk/articles/420-events-2025-uk/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=leafie |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In [[Ljubljana]], Slovenia, the [[University of Ljubljana]]'s student organization has carried out several annual cannabis-themed protests that have contributed to the debate on cannabis status in Slovenia and the subsequent legislation proposals in 2018 by gathering responses from various political parties in Slovenia and ranking them accordingly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marihuanamars.si/2019/03/14/politicni-semafor/|title=Politični Semafor|date=March 20, 2018|website=marihuanamars|access-date=February 3, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926041047/http://marihuanamars.si/2019/03/14/politicni-semafor/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/bo-konoplja-kmalu-legalizirana/445222|title=Bo konoplja kmalu legalizirana?|last=Ma|first=Al|date=February 2, 2018|website=RTVSLO|access-date=February 3, 2018}}</ref>

In [[Northern Cyprus]], known for strict drug laws and intolerance to cannabis consumption,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.detaykibris.com/iste-kktcnin-uyusturucu-raporu-84360h.htm|title=İşte KKTC'nin uyuşturucu raporu|date=June 29, 2015|website=detaykibris|access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> the first 420 event was held in the capital city [[North Nicosia|Lefkoşa]] in 2015. On April 20, 2017, a small group of protesters carried out an event near the parliament building and made a public statement, demanding the legalization of cannabis sale, consumption, and production with state regulations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yeniduzen.com/hint-keneviri-serbesiyeti-talep-edildi-88920h.htm|title=Meclis önünde 'Elini Otumdan Çek' eylemi|date=April 20, 2017|website=yeniduzen|access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

===Oceania===
Australian observances have been held at many locations, over many years, including:

*"Who Are We Hurting?" – [[Sydney central business district|Sydney City]]: [[Martin Place]], [[New South Wales|NSW]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://10daily.com.au/news/a190419yas/a-giant-cannabis-plant-was-put-up-at-martin-place-overnight-heres-why-20190419|title=A Giant Cannabis Plant Was Put Up At Martin Place Overnight, Here's Why|date=2019-04-19|website=10 daily|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Collective |first=Craze |date=2019-04-20 |title=A Giant Cannabis Plant Was Put Up At Martin Place Overnight, Here's Why |url=https://crazeco.com.au/blog-a-giant-cannabis-plant-was-put-up-at-martin-place-overnight-heres-why/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Craze Collective |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*420 Picnic – [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|VIC]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/environment/thousands-gather-for-weed-day-in-melbourne-20170420-4t5jb.html|title=Thousands gather for 'Weed Day' in Melbourne|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=April 21, 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>
*"Who Are We Hurting?" – [[Sydney]][[Kings Cross, New South Wales|, NSW]] (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dopamine.net.au/cannabis-plants-sydney-cbd-420-2018/|title=Artists hide 'cannabis plants' around Sydney CBD for 420 protest|last=Dopamine|date=2018-04-19|website=Dopamine|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mashable.com/2018/04/19/marijuana-plants-hidden-420/|title=Marijuana plants hidden in plain sight for 4/20 stunt|last=Connellan|first=Shannon|website=Mashable|date=April 20, 2018|language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://junkee.com/420-weed-cannabis-sydney/155337|title=Happy 4/20: Activists Have Hidden Weed Plants All Around Sydney|date=2018-04-20|website=Junkee|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beat.com.au/these-two-weapons-covered-sydney-in-cannabis-plants-to-celebrate-4-20/|title=These two weapons covered Sydney in 'cannabis plants' to celebrate 4/20|date=2018-04-20|website=Beat Magazine|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>
*"Who Are We Hurting?" – [[Sydney central business district|Sydney City]]: [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]], [[New South Wales|NSW]] (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/some-blaze-lord-put-a-hydroponic-weed-pop-up-in-sydneys-kings-x-for-420/|title=Some Blaze Lord Put A Hydroponic Weed Pop-Up In Sydney's Kings X For 4/20|date=2017-04-20|website=Pedestrian TV|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/city-file/article/cannabis-shop-appears-kings-cross|title=A Public Cannabis Nursery Appears in Kings Cross|website=Broadsheet|language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>
*Happy Birthday Weed Craze Collective – [[City of Sydney|Sydney, NSW]] (2016)<ref>{{Citation |title=Hyjak – Mother Natures Gift MUSIC VIDEO – #Superbong does 420 #Whoarewehurting? | date=April 21, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RaWOjHN_sY |language=en |access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref>
* 420 Protest at [[Sydney Town Hall]] by Jesse Willesee – 2015<ref>{{cite AV media |title=420 Protest At Sydney Town Hall |publisher=PEDESTRIAN.TV |via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-rK7xcofLQ |language=en |access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Briana Domjen |author2=Annette Sharp |date=April 22, 2014 |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |title=Jesse Willesee joins the 420 pro-marijuana movement with a smoking session outside Parliament House |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/jesse-willesee-joins-the-420-promarijuana-movement-with-a-smoking-session-outside-parliament-house/news-story/774d2386b1480bac26ee9822de1ab6f6}}</ref>

Events have been held in [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]], at the [[University of Otago]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/on-campus/university-otago/9276/police-swoop-cannabis-protest|title=Police swoop on cannabis protest|last=Porteous|first=Debbie |date=June 12, 2008|work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |access-date=March 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=420 Protest|url=http://www.ch9.co.nz/node/7704|date=February 22, 2008|work=Channel 9 News Dunedin|access-date=October 7, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081022143006/http://ch9.co.nz/node/7704| archive-date= October 22, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/on-campus/university-otago/12872/campus-arrests-follow-marijuana-complaints|title=Campus arrests follow marijuana complaints (+ video)|last=Porteous|first=Debbie |date=July 11, 2008|work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |access-date=April 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/24064/moore039s-appeal-rejected|title=Moore's appeal rejected|last=Rudd|first=Allison |date=September 26, 2008|work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |access-date=April 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/on-campus/university-otago/14321/lack-quorum-foils-cannabis-vote|title=Lack of quorum foils cannabis vote|last=Rudd|first=Allison |date=July 22, 2008|work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |access-date=April 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/23171/ousa-general-meeting-promises-controversy|title=OUSA general meeting promises controversy|last=Rudd|first=Allison |date=September 20, 2008|work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |access-date=April 22, 2009}}</ref>