Norlin Quad became the stage of a pot-smoker’s picnic as an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 people packed on to the field to protest drug laws, play Hacky Sack to the tune of Bob Marley, and, in some cases, just stand back and take pictures with their camera phones.
At 4:20 p.m., a cloud of smoke hovered over the field, and the forecast above Norlin turned to foggy. The sound of drum beats, and coughing, echoed through the field.
“I think it’s awesome — especially when that cloud rises up over the crowd and you know that everyone is doing the same thing at the same time,” said Ryan Van Loo, who came from Arapahoe Community College in Littleton to attend the with a group of friends.
“Usually people are so low-key about smoking, but this is the one day of the year that everyone can come out in the open and do it together.”
No tickets were issued for marijuana possession at the event, CU police Cmdr. Tim McGraw said. He said authorities treated nine people for alcohol or drug overdoses, and police discouraged non-licensed vendors selling food and apparel.
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Here’s the story from the Denver Post from a couple of hours ago: http://tinyurl.com/daocsc