Hempfest Prepares for Final Festival
June 25th, 2009 by RickOrganizer Rob Waddell says this year’s annual Hempfest (aptly named Hempfest: The End of an Era) in Ontario, Canada from August 27-30, is scheduled to be the last. A celebration centered around enjoying marijuana medicinally and recreation-ally, the four day event has had a lot of buzzkills to contend with over the years in the form of:
- Unwarranted police presence.
- Police vehicle checks that focus on “interrogation”.
- Police hindering access.
- Police not weeding out actual impaired drivers.
Waddell frustratingly notes:
It’s the harassment of people traveling to and from the festival. The constitution and Charter of Rights guarantee us the right to gather peacefully and demonstrate against unjust laws, which we’re doing. [...] The police keep interfering with our people and the right to gather.
Waddell even claims that the Ontario Provincial Police have U.S. law enforcement with them when Hempfest is happening:
They’re targeting the sick. We’re not a bunch of crazies out in the bush, getting stoned and running around, it’s (mostly) people that are 35-60 years old that are out there and (having) just a great weekend of educating each other and talking about friends and talking about the benefits and the situations that are arising about the medical use of cannabis in Canada. [...] While others may decide in future to pick up the Hempfest torch, this year’s event will be the last to be held in Poplar Dale, a community of less than 100 people who will be able to ‘get back to their peaceful way of life out there in the country.’
Oddly enough Waddell plans to turns Hempfest into a music festival where he hopes it will become “a real good rocking time for four days.”
Atmosphere in Amsterdam Tonight!
June 25th, 2009 by Erin
Amsterdam peoples, Twin Cities’ very own Atmosphere is rocking a show tonight in your town! Catch the duo, Slug and Ant, as part of their When God Gives You Ugly Tour rolls forward.
Atmosphere – When God Gives You Ugly Tour
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234 A
1017 PH Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tele: (+31) 20 531 8181
Click here for more details on the show. Word.
Electric Daisy Carnival 2009 [Los Angeles]
June 25th, 2009 by Erin
Electric Daisy Carnival
Friday, June 26th (4pm-2am)
Saturday, June 27th (4pm-4am)
@ LA Memorial Coliseum & Exposition Park
3939 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90037
This year’s event includes 5 stages of music! Check here for the full line up or click through to view it.
You can reserve an Ultimate VIP Cabana package and do it up right. EDC has teamed up with LA’s Giant to offer either the Giant Peristyle (21+), VIP Cabanas (21+) or Ultimate VIP Cabanas (21+), and additional sound is being installed to enhance the overall experience in the VIP areas. Click here to purchase tickets.
For more general information on this year’s EDC, check the official website here. And of course, this is a massive so you can be sure to expect long lines, pricey items, and random person shoulder sweat on you. Have fun and be safe!
theFreshScent’s 4/20 Calendar Guide of 2009
April 19th, 2009 by Rick
There’s always a lot going on by the time 420 rolls around. We’ve decided to aggregate all of the best events we can find that fall on this most hallowed of days starting with a few original recipes brought to you by theFreshScent.
And of course, be safe out there.
Cooking with Cannabis — tFS Originals
Television Shows and Specials
- [On G4TV] G420 Special — G4 is Going Green! Watch a new marijuana-charged Attack of the Show, the cannabis classic movie Half Baked and the revealing marijuana mockumentary, Super High Me.
- [On CNN] D.L. Hughley’s final show on CNN — D.L., a medical marijuana patient, visits a medical marijuana dispensary.
- [On FOX] Family Guy “Episode 420″ — The 12th episode of the seventh season is scheduled to air on FOX, April 19, 2009 @ 9:00 p.m. Brian finds himself in jail for drug possession, and upon his release, he mounts a campaign calling for the legalization of marijuana; Mayor West passes the law, leading the entire town on marijuana-fueled misadventures.
Events and Concerts
California
Four Twenty 2009 at UC Santa Cruz
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: UC Santa Cruz @ Porter Meadows
Where: Santa Cruz, CA
Click here for more information.
Cypress Hill
Time: 4:20 p.m.
Location: The Fillmore
Where: San Francisco, CA
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.
Atmosphere, P.O.S. and Attracted To Gods
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: 982 Market Street @ The Warfield
Where: San Francisco, CA
Price: $27.50 – $30.00
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.
Colorado
Denver 4/20 Rally
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Civic Center Park @ the Greek Theater
Where: Denver, Colorado
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.
NORML’s National Marijuana Forum
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Colorado University
Where: Boulder, Colorado
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.
Connecticut
Jedi Mind Tricks
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Location: 300 York Street @ Toad’s Place
Where: New Haven, Connecticut
Price: $15.00 – $18.00
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.
Nevada
420 Hemp Fest
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: NORML Ranch
Where: Eureka County, Nevada
Price: Free
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.
New York
High Times 420 Celebration (+ Miss High Times Pageant)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Studio B
Where: Brooklyn, NY
Price: $20.00
Click here for more information.
Pennsylvania
NORML 4/20 Freedom Forum
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Kirby Auditorium in the National Constitution Center @ the Independence Mall
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Price: $40.00
Click here for more information.
Asher Roth Public Record Release Party
Time: 4:20 p.m. – ?
Location: The Note
Where: West Chester, PA
Price: Free
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.
Canada
420 Film Fest
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
Location: The Plaza Theatre
Where: Calgary, Canada
Price: $4.20 – $8.00
Click here for more information.
United Kingdom
CunninLynguists – Strange Journey European Tour
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: 311 Kilburn High Road @ The Luminaire
Where: London, England
Price: £11 – £13
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.
Basement Jaxx
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Westgate Road @ O2 Academy, Newcastle
Where: Newcastle, England
Click here for more information.
Edit: If there are any events we missed, please use our contact form to let us know.
Pre-420 Medical Marijuana Awareness Council
April 16th, 2009 by Erin
Medical Marijuana Awareness Council
Sunday, April 19, 2009
From Noon until Dark
Jemm Railroad Station
5552 Hollywood Blvd.
Call 323-461-6600 for more information.
To answer your first question: No, you do not need to be a MMJ patient to attend this event. It’s open to everyone 18 and older, and there will be a designated “medication area” with pre-registration (for patients only).
For only $10.00, you can enjoy a day filled with live music, speakers, workshops, panels, vendors, food; and for patients, you can register to be a judge in the first annual JEMM CUP for a $35.00 registration fee. Must have bring a doctor’s recommendation for verification purposes.
I’ll be attending and would love to see all your beautiful faces there, so if you’ve got an hour or two free this Sunday, come out to Hollywood and join in the festivities!
NORML Hosts Annual Marijuana Event in SoCal
April 8th, 2009 by Rick
The 5th Annual Joint Rolling Competition, hosted by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) at Anisq’ Oyo’ Park in Isla Vista, sparked off this past Sunday. Celebrating anything green and sticky, NORML used the festival to promote their goals of reforming marijuana laws for personal and medical use, as well as bringing industrial hemp growing back to the United States.
The competition consisted of various categories — fattest, fastest, freestyle and primo categories for both joints and blunts, and a joint-only contest for medical marijuana and one-handed specialists.
Alexander Stemplewski, a contestant that registered for every competition category, won the race with most joints rolled within 2 minutes. He also was on top for the fattest blunt and took second place for the fattest joint.
Stemplewski, a second-year financial math and statistics major said:
I think it’s an awesome competition. It brings a great group of people together.
The freestyle joint rolling competition was the “high” point of the day, bringing together imaginative rollers who went head to head crafting cross joints and braided joints. George Pelic took first place for his unique creation, the “Torpedo-Tulip.”
Pelic, a business administration major said:
I used to work in a cannabis club in L.A. rolling joints. I learned how to roll in Europe. I was the apprentice of a well-known joint roller there.
The event gathered several hundred students, vendors and marijuana enthusiasts.
theFreshScent’s First 420 Fiesta!
April 19th, 2007 by Tim
There’s always a lot going on by the time 420 rolls around. We’ve decided to aggregate all of the best events we can find that fall on this most hallowed of days.
So, don’t lounge around the house tomorrow, go outside and do something cool and come back here to tell us about it. Those with the best stories just might get themselves a 420 goodie or two.
And of course, be safe out there.
California
Agent Orange, The Generators, The Maxies, Kill Deville, The Astounding Roy Gorbisons, Tone Junkies
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Showcase Theatre
Where: 683 S. Main St., Corona, CA., 92882
Price: $12, $10/adv.
Age: ALL
The Autumns, Miss Derringer, Mad Juana
Time: 8:15 PM
Location: The Roxy Theatre on Sunset
Price: $12
Click here for the website
Faded Smoke Shop’s 1 Year Anniversary & 4/20 Extravaganza
Location: Faded Smoke Shop
Where: 14517 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA., 91403
Age: 18+
Temple 420 Comedy Show
Location: HaHa Cafe Comedy Club
Where: 5150 Lankershim, Hollywood, CA
Phone: 818-508-4995
Click here for the website
Harvest
Location: MJ Higgins Gallery
Where: 244 S Main St., Los Angeles, CA., 90012
Time: 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM
Price: $10
Click here for the website
Knobturnal – A Night of Local Art & Music
Location: Inside Chinatown Plaza
Where: 473 Gin Ling Way, Los Angeles, CA., 90012
Time: 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Price: FREE
Phone: 213-625-7500
Click here for the website
Florida
420 Festival
Location: Churchill’s
Where: 5501 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, FL.
Time: 10:00 PM
Click here for the website
Massachusetts
Legends of Style: Boston
Location: Boston Center for the Arts
Where: 539 Tremont St., Boston, MA.
Time: 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Age: 21+
Price: $20, $15/adv.
Click here for the website
Nevada
Nevada NOMRML Presents Vegas 420 Music Fest
Location: The IceHouse
Where: Las Vegas, NV.
Time: 9:00 AM
Click here for the website
New York
420 Party
Location: Creek and the Cave
Where: Long Island City, NY.
Time: 4:20 PM
Click here for the website
Liberty Heights Tap Room
Location: Liberty Heights Tap Room
Where: 34 Van Dyke St., Brooklyn, NY., 11231
Time: 9:00 PM
Price: FREE
Phone: 718-246-8050
Click here for the website
Ohio
Beer Tasting @ Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery
Location: Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery
Where: Athens, OH.
Phone: 740-592-9686
Click here for the website
CANADA/BRITISH COLUMBIA
A Higher State – A 420 Celebration
Time: 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Location: Anza Club
Where: 3 West 8th & Ontario, Vancouver, B.C.
Price: $20, $15/adv.
Age: 19+
Click here for the website
Edit: If there are any events we missed, please use our contact form to let us know.
GreenTherapy.com Presents ExtravaGANJA
January 25th, 2007 by Alex
There are many things that create a perfect match for each other – peanut butter & jelly, rum & coke and (my personal favorite) marijuana & laughter. Knowing this full well, Green Therapy is hosting another ExtravaGANJA in Hollywood, CA.
Green Therapy’s goal is to “raise awareness of the benefits of medical marijuana and to help bring patients some relief by giving them a laugh or two”. That sounds like a damn honorable mission statement to me.
Performing comics include Joe Rogan, Jeff Ross, Doug Benson, Dom Irrera, Todd Glass and more. There’s also going to be an afterparty featuring Los Marijuanos and the DVD release of ‘Get Pony Boy’. Overall, it’s going to be one entertaining night.
Tickets cost $20 at the door with a $5 discount to medical marijuana patients. The event is being held in The Comedy Store, located at 8433 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.
Doug Benson is one of my favorite comics, so I’m definitely dropping by this show. If you support medical marijuana then come on down and have a great night.
