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4/20: Denver’s Civic Center Park celebration at 4:20 & all day long (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Miguel Lopez, organizer of the 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park, hoped the annual marijuana celebration would attract 100,000 people. Not quite: Most estimates put the crowd at 10,000 to 15,000. But that didn't make the atmosphere any less astonishing. Check out samples of our 4/20 slideshow below, along with...
By Michael RobertsApril 21, 2011
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Miguel Lopez, organizer of the 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park, hoped the annual marijuana celebration would attract 100,000 people. Not quite: Most estimates put the crowd at 10,000 to 15,000. But that didn’t make the atmosphere any less astonishing. Check out samples of our 4/20 slideshow below, along with a video courtesy of our own Nick Lucchesi.

As Lucchesi notes, “Gotta love the woman in the background who says to no one in particular, ‘Happy 4/20 motherfuckkkkkkers!'”

http://vimeo.com/22678799

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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