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10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests.
    #8310602 - 04/21/08 01:30 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

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
Police issue zero tickets during annual marijuana celebration

"Nine, eight, seven ..."

A crowd of about 10,000 people collectively began counting down on the University of Colorado's Norlin Quadrangle just before 4:20 p.m. Sunday.

Yet the massive puff of pot smoke that hovers over CU's Boulder campus every April 20 -- the date of an annual, internationally recognized celebration of marijuana -- began rising over the sea of heads earlier than normal this year.

"Oh forget it," one student said, aborting the countdown to 4:20 p.m. and lighting his pipe early. He closed his eyes, taking a deep, long drag.

"Sweet."

Although it's become an annual and renowned event at CU, this year's 4/20 celebration was different in some ways than in many previous years: The crowd was so large it migrated from the long-traditional site of Farrand Field to the larger Norlin Quad; festivities kicked off earlier than normal with daytime concerts; and CU police handed out zero citations.

“At this point, none are anticipated,” said CU police Cmdr. Brad Wiesley.

Officers in the past have gone to great lengths to catch people in the illegal act of smoking pot on 4/20.

In 2006, CU police dispatched undercover photographers to snap pictures of smokers. Photos of 150 alleged offenders then were posted on the department’s Web site, and witnesses were offered $50 to positively identify the suspects — who then were ticketed. Another year, smokers on Farrand were doused with sprinklers.

“We can’t do the same thing year after year,” Wiesley said hours before Sunday’s smoking began. “So I doubt we’ll do anything like the pictures. ... There’s no way our 12 to 15 officers are going to be able to deal with a crowd of 10,000. We just can’t do strong enforcement when we’re outnumbered 700 or 800 to one.”

About 15 CU officers and a half-dozen deputies with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office had a presence Sunday among the mass of pot smokers, who bounced giant balls and tossed Frisbees through the haze. CU police did handle four medical-related calls for health issues including dehydration; two people were taken to Boulder Community Hospital.

Closer to downtown, a more “adult” 4/20 gathering also took place at Boulder’s Central Park for non-students looking to avoid the CU foot traffic. But that event had a much smaller turnout and was mostly uneventful.

The crowd size at last year’s CU gathering was rumored to have topped 5,000, Wiesley said, meaning this year’s gathering drew about double.

“I guess it’s not like they had to cut a 4 p.m. class to go do it,” Wiesley said, speculating as to why so many more people showed up. “People are not all that busy at 4:20 p.m. in the afternoon on a Sunday.”

From the steps of Norlin Library, some of the thousands present said the turnout appeared comparable to that of a peace march or protest.

“You guys need to go stand on those stairs,” one girl shouted to her friends, who were seated in a circle on the quadrangle grass. “You don’t even understand.”

Smoke-out participants — thousands of whom wore green or T-shirts promoting pot — climbed trees, played the bongos, snapped pictures and had miniature picnics.

That, of course, after they sparked the weed they had come to smoke.

CU freshman Emily Benson, 19, of Kansas City, said she thinks the decriminalization of marijuana will become a hot topic in the upcoming political season and said she felt part of something bigger than just a smoke-out on Sunday.

“We’re at the starting point of a movement,” she said. “This is a big part of the reason I applied here — for the weed atmosphere.”

Although CU junior Max Lichtenstein, 21, isn’t into marijuana or smoking, he also felt Sunday’s event was a chance to do something “bigger” than himself. He passed out 126 Rice Krispies treats with messages attached asking that they act out against the injustices in Darfur.

“Tomorrow, when you’re sober ... call the White House at 202-456-1414,” the note read.

“I just like being generous and doing nice things,” he said. “I’m like a good Samaritan.”

CU senior Tyler Molvig, 24, said that rather than condemning the smoke-out, CU and the city should embrace it as a money-making opportunity.

“I mean, it’s gonna happen regardless,” he said.

Entrepreneur Barrett Betz, 20, conceived of the potential financial benefit 4/20 holds earlier this year, and sold peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Hostess snack cakes and bottled water for a $1.

“Peanut butter and jelly!” he screamed to passers-by who were parched and eager to satisfy their munchies. “I’m doing very well.”

One woman was hopeful Betz’s treats were charged with some special ingredients.

“Are these magical?” she asked, only to be disappointed. “Why aren’t you selling magical ones? I mean, it’s cool — but c’mon.”


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
    #8310624 - 04/21/08 01:40 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

legendary :grin:

I'm gonna have to get some shit together like that over here... we don't really celebrate 4/20.


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: Cepheus]
    #8310629 - 04/21/08 01:44 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Nice work as always Colorado:potleaf:

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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: Rebirtha]
    #8310817 - 04/21/08 02:52 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

My G/f and I keep talking about moving out there, all the more reason :smile:


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: tpihkal]
    #8310851 - 04/21/08 03:04 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Excellent read.

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In 2006, CU police dispatched undercover photographers to snap pictures of smokers. Photos of 150 alleged offenders then were posted on the department’s Web site, and witnesses were offered $50 to positively identify the suspects — who then were ticketed.




I had to laugh at that! :jointsmile:


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
    #8311605 - 04/21/08 06:17 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

rule of the majority, wonderful! :sun:


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. *DELETED* [Re: AlteredAgain]
    #8311614 - 04/21/08 06:19 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
    #8311662 - 04/21/08 06:33 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

I was there. :bongload:

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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
    #8311680 - 04/21/08 06:39 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Home sweet home. I'm even going to be living with someone mentioned in the article next year. Small world eh?


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
    #8311689 - 04/21/08 06:42 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Check out this video. 25 people under a parachute thingy smoking down. This is some friends of mine at Fort Lewis College on 420 last year in Durango, CO. They were supposed to only bring joints and if the cops came drop them in the sewer grate but some people brought pipes and cameras. Long story short nobody got caught but they tried to use the pictures on a camera to get others in trouble, didn't work.


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: Gastronomicus]
    #8311702 - 04/21/08 06:47 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Epic.

Colorado ROCKS

And the cops whining about not being able to babysit adults that are treating their own body like they own it, haha classic......


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: Chemy]
    #8311708 - 04/21/08 06:49 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Yeah, Washington is cool and all, but nothing beats sweet home Colorado


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: Gastronomicus]
    #8311792 - 04/21/08 07:10 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

I was there doin my part, next year we should go for 20000 people


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: DiscipleofGarcia]
    #8311888 - 04/21/08 07:39 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Maybe I'll be there. :smile:


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: Ferris]
    #8311930 - 04/21/08 07:47 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

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I remember the thread about this event two years ago where the coppers took pictures of a bunch of people there and put up bounties on the internet for them.




I talked to a bunch of people who went (I did not attend) and supposedly this happened this year as well except they were not dressed as cops.  I heard people saying there were people obviously not there for smokin' out who were taking numerous pictures.

We shall see what happens.

It's total bullshit though.  :crankey:

Might just be some stoner paranoia too, now that I think about it.  :lol:


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: AlteredAgain]
    #8311960 - 04/21/08 07:55 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

10,000 damn! Guess I'll have to make it next year, that's awesome. :cool:

I was in boulder today, and apparently some kids lit a pile of litter on the side of a mountain yesterday, and it burned about 2 acres.


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
    #8312063 - 04/21/08 08:24 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Quote:

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“Peanut butter and jelly!” he screamed to passers-by who were parched and eager to satisfy their munchies. “I’m doing very well."



Genius.


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: LucidDream]
    #8312097 - 04/21/08 08:32 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

bout 15 CU officers and a half-dozen deputies with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office had a presence Sunday among the mass of pot smokers, who bounced giant balls and tossed Frisbees through the haze.

:lol:

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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
    #8312259 - 04/21/08 09:15 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

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CU police did handle four medical-related calls for health issues including dehydration; two people were taken to Boulder Community Hospital.





LOL... dehydration!

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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: DiscipleofGarcia]
    #8312265 - 04/21/08 09:17 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

I was there as always :bongload:

Let's have a shroomery gathering there next year!

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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: ApJunkie]
    #8312274 - 04/21/08 09:19 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

I'm down.

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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
    #12685497 - 06/04/10 02:27 PM (13 years, 9 months ago)

:thumbup:


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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: JesusYodiHomeboy]
    #12685519 - 06/04/10 02:30 PM (13 years, 9 months ago)

nice bump, thread is 2 years old mate.

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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: druqs]
    #12685567 - 06/04/10 02:38 PM (13 years, 9 months ago)

i read about this same thing last year
when the undercover cops took pictures and posted em online
i was just like, wtf...
looks alot better this year
party on wayne, party on garth


edit: lol i feel retarded, not as retarded as the guy who resurrected this, but still retarded. i was convinced this was present


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Edited by FatChicksNcoke (06/04/10 02:40 PM)

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Re: 10,000 Pot Smokers; 0 Arrests. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
    #12685571 - 06/04/10 02:39 PM (13 years, 9 months ago)

Awesome. 












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