A group of marijuana activists advocating for the decriminalization of marijuana will light up across the street from the White House Saturday afternoon.
The Reschedule 4/20 event — so-named for the push to reschedule cannabis from a Schedule 1 drug — is being put on by the D.C. Cannabis Campaign, and advertises “civil disobedience: mass cannabis consumption” beginning at 4:20 p.m.
“Join us in demanding President Obama use his authority to stop the marijuana arrests, pardon offenders, give partients access to their medicine, and deschedule cannabis,” a poster for the smoke show reads.
According to a Facebook event page, nearly 400 people have RSVP’d.
While the spectacle has attracted some interest, it’s also invited criticism from at least one activist. ThinkProgress has more:
Needless to say, toking marijuana on federal property or D.C. public land is decidedly not legal. However, the hosts have a more optimistic outlook for certain edible consumables.
“Do you think the National Park Service will go after your brownies, gummies, rice crispy treats, or cookies? Doubtful,” DCMJ.org’s website reads. “[W]e encourage people who do not want to smoke or vape their cannabis to eat it as a form of protest. So in the misquoted words of Marie Antoinette, LET THEM EAT CAKE!”
