--- title: "Local Police Are Wishing Their Resident Stoners A Happy 4/20 On Twitter" date: "2017-04-20" modified: "2017-04-20" authors: - name: "James Clark" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/police-420-stoners-twitter/" categories: - "Culture" - "Humor" --- # Local Police Are Wishing Their Resident Stoners A Happy 4/20 On Twitter ![]() If you've ever been around, smelled, or inhaled a skunky, sweetly stinky cloud of ganja, then you know what today is: 4/20, the international stoner holiday and a not-so-secret code phrase for “let’s get baked out of our minds.” Thanks to a growing legalization push, this may be one of the most chill non-holidays in recent memory. Marijuana consumption is legal for medical purposes [in 27 states as well as the District of Columbia](), decriminalized in many others, and eight states plus D.C. [have legalized the recreational use, exchange, or sale of weed](). There’s a green wave washing across America, and it smells dank as hell. Related: Veterans Deserve Accurate And Lawful Guidance On The Use Of Medical Marijuana » Despite this, cannabis, and cannabis extracts remain illegal on the federal level, where they’re listed as [a Schedule 1 narcotic](), right up there with heroin. But local police and sheriff departments are taking to Twitter to wish their resident stoners a happy 4/20 — and on the whole, the statements are pretty chill, especially in states with legalization like Colorado. https://twitter.com/DenverPolice/status/855058997161885697 ### Yes, the secret is out. You’re not fooling anyone. We all know you’re high right now. https://twitter.com/DixonPolice/status/855021073028526080 ### Others have taken a different tact, laying traps for silly stoners to fall into. Ooh, snacks. https://twitter.com/wyomingpd/status/854999335049859072 ### You may not think you reek like Pepe Le Pew, but trust us, everyone can smell it. https://twitter.com/NJSP/status/854996398890209281 ### Really though, nobody cares that you’re high as a kite. The cops just don’t want you to be an idiot about it. https://twitter.com/PortlandPolice/status/855049111942213632 ### But if you do decide to act a fool, be sure to get something out of it. Like a candy bar. https://twitter.com/MaplewoodPolice/status/855034233844359168 ### Also, maybe you shouldn't be strapped like some baked wanna-be Wyatt Earp. https://twitter.com/Chicago_Police/status/854802566827397124 ### Looks like American police departments have been taking notes from a comedy classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCxcU-kPwho ## Author James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()