4/20 – The Vermont Cynic

UVM students celebrate 4/20 by exercising, smoking

April 30, 2017

Some UVM students ran over three miles on 420. Others chose to smoke marijuana publicly. ...

Students join 4/20 health run

April 27, 2016

While clouds of marijuana smoke rose from the Redstone Green, nearly hundreds of students and community...

‘Groovy UV’: embracing a spirited tradition

April 22, 2016

Today marks a sort of “unofficial” holiday at UVM: 4/20. Hundreds of students will fill the Re...

Best snack fixes for your 4/20 munchies

Charlotte Fisher

April 20, 2016

Filed under Life

It’s the day UVM students cherish: the hailed 4/20. You’ve just spent the last few hours lounging on the Redstone Green, surrounded by a thick cloud of smoke, occasionally interrupted by slight panic when police services strolled by. After soaking up some sun and now feeling a sense of euphoria, you decide to head b...

4/20: Addressing the facts

April 20, 2016

Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion

Dear editor,If past years are an indicator, a small percentage of the student population will gather Wednesday afternoon to smoke marijuana in a public place on campus.On its surface, the event is really not a big deal. Even 10 years ago, I might have left it there - people doing what they want, using a harmless drug that never...

Blazing the route for democracy

April 14, 2015

Filed under Opinion, Opinion Editorials

As April 20 approaches, thousands of people will publicly smoke marijuana.It is time for this annual display of civil disobedience to become a sustained political movement for social and economic justice. Marijuana is not illegal for health or moral pureness; it has been prohibited for political and economic purposes. This law...