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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Annual cannabis event in Ann Arbor, Michigan For the Bangladeshi curry dish sometimes romanized as Hash Bash, see Duck Bamboo Curry.

Hash Bash
Status	Active
Genre	Protest
Frequency	First Saturday in April
Venue	University of Michigan Diag
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Country	United States
Years active	53
Inaugurated	April 1, 1972 (1972-04-01)
Most recent	April 6, 2024
Next event	April 5, 2025
Attendance	8,000-15,000 (2015)[1]
Website	www.hash-bash.org

Hash Bash is an annual cannabis event held on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, featuring a series of speeches and live performances focus on the goal of legalizing marijuana at the federal, state, and local levels in the United States.

History

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The first Hash Bash took place on April 1, 1972, as a reaction to the Michigan Supreme Court's ruling on March 9, 1972, which deemed unconstitutional the law that had been used to convict cultural activist John Sinclair for possessing two marijuana joints.[2] The second annual Hash Bash, in 1973, attracted approximately 3,000 participants, including state representative Perry Bullard, a proponent of marijuana legalization.[3][4]

Marijuana is openly consumed at the event, and in previous events, there have been few, if any, arrests. Before the state's legalization of recreational cannabis, the penalty for cannabis law violations in Ann Arbor was a $30 fine and $25 court costs for a total of $55, and was a civil infraction ticket.[5] The campus falls under state, not city jurisdiction but "for decades, police had in the past exercised discretion and a general tolerance for public marijuana use at the annual Hash Bash. Protesters are commonly seen as consuming cannabis as a form of civil disobedience, anticipating minimal law enforcement intervention,[6] which was largely the case until the seventh annual event in 1978, when local authorities began arresting participants suspected of using illegal substances.[7]

By 1985, attendance at the Hash Bash had dropped to zero, but it soon revived.[8][9] The 2009 Hash Bash celebrated the legalization of medical cannabis in Michigan through the Michigan Compassionate Care Initiative in 2008 and was the largest gathering that the event had seen in years, with an estimated 1,600 participants – an increased turnout which the Michigan Daily attributed to the "wider acceptance of recreational drug use both on campus and across the country".[10] The 2010 Hash Bash had an estimated 5,000 attendees.[11] The 2015 Hash Bash had a record 8,000–15,000 attendees.[1] In 2019, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer celebrated the state's recreational cannabis legalization in a video for Hash Bash attendees, having also attended the event the previous year while running for governor.[12]

Recent and upcoming Hash Bash dates

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• 2025: 54th annual - April 5
• 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

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1. ^ a b Thompson, Rick (18 April 2015). "Younger, Stronger, Longer: The New Hash Bash". The Weed Blog.
2. ^ Allison Pincus, "The First 'High Noon' March," Michigan Daily, 3 Apr. 2007.
3. ^ "3,000 Hold 'Hashbash' at Michigan," Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 1973, p. 14.
4. ^ Associated Press, "Former Ann Arbor Rep. dies at age 56 Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine," Michigan Daily, 19 Oct. 1998.
5. ^ Rachel Peck (November 9, 2011), "College Traditions: Top 8 Most Infamous School Events", Huffington Post
6. ^ Jeffrey A. Hank (August 2016), "Michigan Marijuana Laws Affect a Broader Jurisprudence" (PDF), Michigan Law Journal
7. ^ "Around the Nation: Police Arrest Drug Users at Michigan 'Hash Bash,'" New York Times, 3 Apr. 1978, p. A14.
8. ^ "Ann Arbor Hash Bash Archive Project". hash-bash.com.
9. ^ "36th Annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash" (Press release). Michigan NORML. 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
10. ^ Valiant Lowitz,"Hash Bash returns for another hit," Michigan Daily, 5 Apr. 2009.
11. ^ "Ann Arbor Hash Bash Archive Project".
12. ^ Jaeger, Kyle (April 5, 2019). "Michigan Governor Celebrates Marijuana Legalization In Video For Hash Bash Event". Marijuana Moment. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
13. ^ "April, 2017 Calendar of events (online)", Ann Arbor Observer, archived from the original on 2017-03-16, retrieved 2017-03-15
14. ^ "Michigan". Marijuana Policy Project.

External links

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• Official Site of the 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.

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v t e Cannabis in Michigan
Events	Hash Bash John Sinclair Freedom Rally
Organizations	First Cannabis Church of Logic and Reason Rainbow Farm Trans-Love Energies
By location	Cannabis laws in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Legislation	Michigan Compassionate Care Initiative

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Worldwide	420 (cannabis culture) Global Marijuana March
Americas	Boise Hempfest Burnside Burn (2015) Cannabis Cup Emerald Empire Hempfest Freedom Rally Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival Hash Bash High Times Medical Cannabis Cup Missoula Hempfest Moscow Hemp Fest National Cannabis Festival National Cannabis Summit Olympia Hempfest Portland Hempstalk Festival Salem Hempfest Seattle Hempfest Tokers Bowl (2002–2005) Weed the People (2015)
Europe	Cannabis Cup Hanfparade Spannabis
Oceania	MardiGrass
Related	List of cannabis competitions

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