Event: Today is for the celebration and enjoyment for one of the most beautiful creations in nature, Ganja (also known as cannabis, marijuana, weed, pot, herb, grass, Mary Jane, reefer, skunk, kif, Maui wowie, the chronic, and Bud). Hence today’s celebration of Ganja should not be mistaken for the anniversary of the second largest city in Azerbaijan, even though I’m sure this city has its own special day.
THC, the main active ingredient in ganja, is concentrated in the flower of the cannabis plant, and since flowers are the sex organs of a plant, I can not envision a better way to spend this day then smoking some BC Bud. So yours truly has taken the day off and will be enjoying this exquisite bounty of nature, however I have complied the following information for those that wish to join in the festivities, and for those that would like to know more about this plant:
Article: Origin of 420 - “Today is April 20, and the significance of the date could be religious or infamous, depending on whom you ask. But for many who describe themselves as members of the counterculture, April 20 -- or 4/20 -- is a day to celebrate the pleasures of altered consciousness, loosen the bonds of convention and, in short, slack off and smoke a lot of pot.”
Video: 420 Revealed: A Day of Peace (7:52) - “HIGH TIMES Editor-in-Chief Steven Hager visits ABC News to explain the origin and significance of 420 in this 2002 interview. Noting incidents of violence surrounding a day of peace -- a trend sadly continued by the Virginia Tech shootings -- Hager calls for the date to also be used for an exploration into the cause of such tragedies.”
News: Marijuana Compound THC May Fight Lung Cancer - “According to the researchers, THC fights lung cancer by curbing epidermal growth factor (EGF), a molecule that promotes the growth and spread of particularly aggressive non-small cell lung cancers. "It seems to go to (EGF) receptor sites on cells and inhibit growth," said Horovitz.”
Video: UCSC Porter Meadow 420 (2:59) - “Time Laps starting 1.5 hours before and ending 1.5 hours after 4:20 at UCSC.”
News: Pot Prisoners Cost Americans $1 Billion a Year - “The new report is noteworthy because it undermines the common claim from law enforcement officers and bureaucrats, specifically White House drug czar John Walters, that few, if any, Americans are incarcerated for marijuana-related offenses. In reality, nearly 1 out of 8 U.S. drug prisoners are locked up for pot. Of course, several hundred thousand more Americans are arrested each year for violating marijuana laws, costing taxpayers another $8 billion dollars annually in criminal justice costs.”
Video: Bob Marley: No Woman No Cry (5:56) - Any day is a great day for a little Marley but on 420 it’s a must. This song specifically is one of my favorites and I hope you enjoy. And here is the Boney M (4:33) version just in case you enjoy your 70’s flash, I know I do.
Activism: No Extradition for the BC3! - To truly become free from our brutal laws against marijuana we must join in the struggle and there is no better way then to help “Three Canadians (who) face life imprisonment in a US federal prison simply for political activities in Canada to legalize marijuana around the world.”
Video: If you like watching movies then the following two documentaries will not only inform you, they will make you laugh and cry, dance and sing, and most likely pray while you wait in anticipation for the time when we will all be free to live life as we see fit: Grass: The War On Drugs (1:18:37) and Hemp Revolution Part 1 (33:40) and Part 2 (39:04)
I hope you enjoy your journey, and if you want to have a little snack along the way don’t forget to make some Ganja goo balls
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