I have to post about an event that should not be held anymore in Ottawa Canada.
The now annual pot rally, the "420" Rally needs to end. And I'll explain why.
I smoke the herb myself, so why, you may ask, do I think this pot rally should be ended from now on?
In one word? Because it was embarassing. I'll give you some examples:
1. Tourists. The impression any first time visitor to Ottawa got if they happened to wander by the waftings happening on Parliament Hill must have been bizarre. I saw some Asian tourists walking on the lawn, their kids playing, doing cartwheels, smiles all around at the nice weather, with tons of potheads either sitting on the lawn or standing, smoking some of the most potent strains of pot you could ever smell. I cringed at these tourists with their children!!!!???? wandering around this smoke-fest. I wanted to smack them. This is illegal (at the moment) activity. What the fuck are you doing wandering around like it's a beach or something. Jesus did that annoy me.
2. Garbage. The sheer amount of refuse and pure garbage left behind by these potheads was truly amazing. I know you're stoned, boys and girls, but Um, having the super-munchies and tossing every wrapper and pop bottle to the ground, only to be left there when you wander away in a stoned high haze WAS NOT COOL. Why can't you be more like a stoned soldier and take out what you brought in? It's what a true hippie should do right? Tree Hugger? Moss Sucker?
But to be fair, this afternoon (Easter Monday), the parliament lawn looked great- most of the garbage was gone, picked up. But on 4/20 itself? The sea of garbage was like a landfill almost. It showed that Parliament Hill can be trashed by 10,000 people in one afternoon.
3. The sights of the day. Not sure if I wanted to see puking teenagers. Not sure if I wanted to see some of the weed-related costumes, some of which were downright disturbing, Like the guy in an all-black leotard, like Spider-man., only much-less cool. He had on a pair of blue shorts, a blue ballcap (with a Sherrifs badge on it, and also wore another Sherriffs badge on his chest) and blue gloves. I don't know many potheads who welcome blue dudes with sherriffs badges on them. I was like, WTF does his "look" have to do with pot culture? Shit was Wack.
I saw more than one fratboy puke his guts out. One of them had a blunt so frickin' big no wonder he was puking. It wasn't a gagger. It was a puker. What's up with that? It's gotta be to show off. It's just a waste of weed to me. You aren't gonna get any higher, fratboy. It was a fuckin' foot-long Blunt, YO!
I mean I know it's 4/20 and all, but the massive cannabis cannons are a bit ridonkulous. A total waste of weed. I also saw a lot of "flesh" that maybe shouldn't have been on display. My virgin eyes are sensitive.
4. Children walking around. With no parents. This really angered me. I saw many children (aged 14 and under) wandering around Parliament Hill with no adult supervision. This could be my number 1 complaint, actually. It really angers me to see young kids at the 4/20 rally. I wanted the Mounties to go up to them one by one, and escort them off the property and call Mommy and Daddy to pick them up. That is one thing I do not condone at these pot rallies- really young children wandering around. What are you saying to these kids? No Doctor will ever tell you that inhaling smoke is good for you. This reason alone could have this pot rally shut down forever by the Feds. And I would be fine with that. Shut it down, if it means protecting children. Absolutely. There are always motherfuckers who have to ruin it for everyone else, Eh? It Never fucking fails.
Last edited by Johann; 04-22-2014 at 05:37 AM.
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