New Yorkers celebrate cannabis day in Washington Square Park

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New York City's famous Washington Square Park was the site of a huge 420 party, with thousands celebrating the plant amidst a giant cloud of marijuana smoke. 420 is considered the most celebrated day for marijuana enthusiasts and just a few years after legalization, New Yorkers are taking full advantage of the laws that allow public consumption in any area where smoking cigarettes is allowed. At this year's event, many unlicensed vendors hawked their products to eager buyers with cash in hand. With the slow rollout in New York City of only 138 legal stores, the vendors have taken up the supplying the huge demand in New York City.

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00:00 [MUSIC]

00:24 Seeing what's going on around here, this 420, it's liberating in a way.

00:31 You feel so constricted in this society, in this world.

00:34 But in New York City, we have the opportunity to be free in this moment.

00:39 [MUSIC]

00:47 >> You know what, we have here the 420 Bunny.

00:50 Just started this year.

00:53 And we're starting it on 420, and we started a scavenger hunt.

00:58 We associated with six different brands, and

01:03 there's a scavenger hunt that everyone could win a prize.

01:05 >> The deal is real cheap.

01:06 [BLANK_AUDIO]

01:12 >> Thank you, George.

01:13 [MUSIC]

01:18 [BLANK_AUDIO]

01:26 >> How do I feel about this?

01:27 I think it's great.

01:29 I think weed is super cool occasionally, but

01:32 don't overdo it cuz it'll make you a little bit dumb.

01:34 [LAUGH] But yeah, no, I think it's cool that it's legal, definitely.

01:38 No qualms with that.

01:40 >> Last year, back it up.

01:41 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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