April 20th. Stoners get stoned and celebrate today. It is the “Hallmark” holiday for tokers. There are many rumors as to the meaning of 420, but this is what it means to me.
Today is a good and bad day for me. Bad for the reason that three years ago today at 4:20 pm my pit bull Piper died. So it is a day I remember her with me and Stella. It is a good day because of many reasons. I get to educate people on marijuana and enjoy a good toke. Today is a day I can appreciate no longer taking morphine or other horrible prescription drugs for my pain. I appreciate my life so much more now. So I will celebrate the lack of morphine in my system today. I am even more excited for tonight because I get to spend it with someone that means so much to me. That is what today is about; spending it with the people I love and care for and spreading my love for this plant to the ears that will listen.
It is a day to enjoy a good toke, but that is what every day is to me. I think every day should be looked as a day of enjoying marijuana. Just like Veteran’s Day – every single day we should celebrate our veterans, not just one day out of the year. And speaking of “Hallmark” holidays – Valentine’s Day – shouldn’t every day be the day you tell the person you love how much they mean to you? So, as I said, every day should be a day to appreciate marijuana - medically or not. Don’t get me wrong, I will toke today – as I do every other. I will also go out and seek signatures for Washington State’s 1149. I will DO something about 420. I will continue to fight for legalization until the Federal Government legalizes it. One day this country will realize how amazing this plant is, how it can help people like it has helped me. I want marijuana legal for everyone who is old enough to serve for this country. If you are allowed to buy tobacco (please don’t - it causes cancer) you should be old enough to LEGALLY purchase marijuana.
So I will listen to my stoner tokin’ songs today and smoke up. I will talk til my voice is gone to anyone who will listen to what I have to say about marijuana. And I will appreciate my life and the people I choose to have in it today. I hope all of you have a stony 420…
