Hash Bash
Hash Bash | |
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Status | active |
Genre | Protest |
Frequency | First Saturday in April |
Venue | University of Michigan Diag |
Location(s) | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Country | United States |
Years active | 52 |
Inaugurated | April 1, 1972 |
Most recent | April 1, 2023 |
Next event | April 6, 2024 |
Attendance | 8,000-15,000 (2015)[1] |
Website | www www |
Hash Bash is an annual event held in
Before cannabis legalization in
History
The second annual Hash Bash, in 1973, attracted approximately 3,000 participants. That year, state representative Perry Bullard, a proponent of marijuana legalization, attended and smoked marijuana,[6] an act which later earned him criticism from political opponents.[7]
Hash Bash participants did not encounter significant police interference until the seventh annual event, in 1978, when local police booked, cited, photographed, and released those participants alleged to be using illegal substances.[8] By 1985 the Hash Bash had a 0 attendance rate but quickly arose to become a major protest in Ann Arbor.[9]
The 2009 Hash Bash on April 4 celebrated medical marijuana's victory in Michigan and was the largest gathering that the event had seen in years, with an estimated 1,600 participants – an increased turnout which the
The 2010 Hash Bash on April 3 had an estimated 5,000 attendees.[11]
The 2015 Hash Bash had a record 8,000–15,000 attendees largely owing to the appearance of comedian Tommy Chong and was 2 hours long instead of the usual hour.[1]
In 2019, Michigan Governor
Recent and upcoming Hash Bash dates
- 2024: 53rd annual - April 6
- 2023: 52nd annual - April 1
- 2022: 51st annual - April 2
- 2021: 50th annual - April 3 (virtual event due to coronavirus)
- 2020: 49th annual - April 4 (canceled due to coronavirus)
- 2019: 48th annual - April 6
- 2018: 47th annual - April 7
- 2017: 46th annual - April 1[13]
- 2016: 45th annual - April 2
- 2015: 44th annual - April 4
- 2014: 43rd annual - April 5
- 2013: 42nd annual - April 6
- 2012: 41st annual - April 7
- 2011: 40th annual - April 2
- 2010: 39th annual - April 3
- 2009: 38th annual - April 4 [14]
- 2008: 37th annual - April 5
- 2007: 36th annual - April 7
- 2006: 35th annual - April 1
- 2005: 34th annual - April 2
- 2004: 33rd annual - April 3
- 2003: 32nd annual - April 5
References
- ^ a b Thompson, Rick (18 April 2015). "Younger, Stronger, Longer: The New Hash Bash". The Weed Blog.
- ^ Allison Pincus, "The First 'High Noon' March," Michigan Daily, 3 Apr. 2007.
- ^ "36th Annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash" (Press release). Michigan NORML. 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- Huffington Post
- ^ Jeffrey A. Hank (August 2016), "Michigan Marijuana Laws Affect a Broader Jurisprudence" (PDF), Michigan Law Journal
- ^ "3,000 Hold 'Hashbash' at Michigan," Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 1973, p. 14.
- ^ Associated Press, "Former Ann Arbor Rep. dies at age 56 Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine," Michigan Daily, 19 Oct. 1998.
- ^ "Around the Nation: Police Arrest Drug Users at Michigan 'Hash Bash,'" New York Times, 3 Apr. 1978, p. A14.
- ^ "Ann Arbor Hash Bash Archive Project". hash-bash.com.
- ^ Valiant Lowitz,"Hash Bash returns for another hit," Michigan Daily, 5 Apr. 2009.
- ^ "Ann Arbor Hash Bash Archive Project".
- ^ Jaeger, Kyle (April 5, 2019). "Michigan Governor Celebrates Marijuana Legalization In Video For Hash Bash Event". Marijuana Moment. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "April, 2017 Calendar of events (online)", Ann Arbor Observer
- ^ "Michigan". Marijuana Policy Project.
External links
- Annual Hash Bash - Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Freedom Activist Network's Guide To Ann Arbor Hash Bash
- Monroe Street Fair official site
- "Pro-pot event gets touch of Hollywood" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine - Geoff Larcom for the Ann Arbor News, April 8, 2007.