Bubba Dude, of Aurora, Colorado smokes on a perch over looking the crowds, in Denver, on April 20, 2019. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)

4/20 in Denver kicks off with FlyHi 4:20 festival in Civic Center Park

It’s April 20th, meaning thousands of people will be flocking to downtown Denver to celebrate marijuana, many to attend the annual festival in Civic Center Park.

This year Euflora, the dispensary chain organizing the FlyHi 4:20 Festival, is calling it a “celebration of cannabis,” an ode to the transformation weed has made in Colorado since recreational pot sales became legal in 2014. In the past, 4/20 was used for supporters to advocate for legalizing marijuana.

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