Legal Commentary

Country Lights Up for 4/20

By Jeralyn

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.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on April 20, 2009 (boomark / email).