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Nelson And Marijuana Advocates Hold First Ever 4:20 Event On St. Croix

ST. CROIX -- Senator Positive Nelson, above left, along with marijuana advocates held the first official 4:20 marijuana event on St. Croix, gathering near the Budhoe Park in Frederiksted, and marching all the way to Rainbow Beach, where, at exactly 4:20 p.m., some were to smoke marijuana during a party, and continue to highlight its benefits. Events were to continue into Saturday at the King's Alley Hotel, where a "Heal the World" Earth Day festival is set to take place. You may ask what's the fuss about 4:20, and what does it mean. Well, it's a code that refers to the consumption of marijuana, and by extension as a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture or simply cannabis itself. Observances based on 4:20 include smoking marijuana around the time 4:20 p.m. and a.m. everyday, as well as smoking and celebrating marijuana on the date April 20, embraced by marijuana smokers around the world as “weed day”, according to the Huffington Post. Mr. Nelson once envisione...