While massive celebrations aren t expected in the Denver area for this year s 4/20 marijuana holiday, a handful of events — including a Snoop Dogg concert — are scheduled to mark to the occasion.
The Colorado Department of Transportation will stage a slow-speed chase in two Denver locations to highlight the laws and penalties of driving while under the influence of pot.
The first will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. around Civic Center in Denver where marijuana protesters are expected to gather.
The second with be from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Fidder s Green Ampitheater in Greenwood Village where Snoop Dogg is set to perform later in the day.
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The slow-speed chase will include two vehicles — one that looks like a patrol car and the other wrapped in bright marijuana leaf designs — that will display messages about the dangers and consequences of driving while high, CODT says.
Snoop will join other artists onstage at Fiddler s Green for the third annual Merry Jane Wellness Retreat.
Organizers of the Denver 420 Rally that was postponed Saturday due to the weather on Wednesday , said Santino Walter, an organizer.
The annual festival and smokeout, usually held in Civic Center, still is being rescheduled and could be in a different venue.
For the first time in years, .
No police tape. No fishy smelling fertilizer. No concerts.
And definitely no massive crowd of people toking up at 4:20 p.m. on Norlin Quad, CU officials hope.
Campus administrators believe they have permanently snuffed the once-annual pot gathering, which at its peak drew some 10,000 people to the Norlin lawn and landed CU at the top of Playboy s party school list.
The campus is, however, put on by Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Cultural Events Board.
The University of Denver s campus safety officer warned students in a tweet Wednesday that over-consumption of any marijuana product should be considered a medical emergency.
The Daily Camera contributed to this report.
