Cannabis fans descended on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Thursday to smoke pot and celebrate 420.
Thousands of people gathered at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Thursday to celebrate 420, ringing in one of the haziest Bay Area holidays of the year.grand marshal, commanding thousands of stoners to “Put your weed in the air” just as the clock struck 4:20, the international call time for smoking pot.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
A spectator smokes some marijuana at the 420 Hippy Hill in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on April 20, 2023.Spectators watch Erykah Badu at the 420 Hippy Hill in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on April 20, 2023.A haze of smoke covers the crowd right at 4:20 p.m. during Erykah Badu's set at the 420 Hippie Hill event in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Thursday.
A major moment at this year’s festival was an official “King of Z Hill” cannabis competition, where growers competed to prove they had the best weed and concentrates. Brandon Parker, an organizer of the event, described the contest as the “World Series of bud.” Competitors flew in from around the world and the far corners of California to sling their best product in hopes of winning a cash prize of $40,000.
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