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4/20 Celebrations Evolve as Marijuana Holiday Aligns with Easter and Passover

This year, April 20 features themed cannabis events across the U.S., while federal prohibition persists despite renewed legislative efforts.

FILE - Music fans seek shelter in a grass hut at the Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, N.Y., Aug. 17, 1969. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - A vendor makes change for a marijuana customer at a cannabis marketplace in Los Angeles, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
FILE - In this Friday, April 13, 2018, photo, the Waldos, from left, Mark Gravitch, Larry Schwartz, Dave Reddix, Jeffrey Noel and Steve Capper sit on a wall they used to frequent at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, Calif. Friday is April 20, or 4/20. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
FILE - People smoke marijuana during the annual 4/20 marijuana gathering at Civic Center Park in downtown Denver, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Overview

  • The 4/20 marijuana holiday, rooted in 1970s California counterculture, coincides this year with Easter Sunday and the last day of Passover.
  • Unique celebrations include an Easter nug hunt in Los Angeles, kosher THC gummies in New York, and a cannabis-themed drag brunch in Portland.
  • San Francisco’s iconic Hippie Hill gathering was canceled for a second year due to financial challenges and city budget cuts.
  • Marijuana remains federally illegal, but 38 states have legalized it for medical or recreational use, fueling a growing cannabis industry.
  • A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced legislation to protect state cannabis laws and address financial barriers for the industry.