An annual celebration of marijuana consumption went up in smoke as the coronavirus puts out yet another social gathering.

Each year on April 20, people roll into San Francisco, California, to demonstrate their support for marijuana legalization in a massive, unsanctioned gathering at the Robin Williams Meadow, otherwise known as “Hippie Hill.” With the coronavirus pandemic closing down most of the state, Mayor London Breed begged residents to celebrate the day at home.

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