It’s no April Fool’s joke.
The 420 Games kicked off a 2017 nationwide tour with a race and festival at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday.
A couple thousand people came throughout the day to run the 4.20-mile race, browse vendor booths, watch professional BMX riders show their skills, compete in an obstacle course, sample beer and celebrate cannabis pride.
Read more about how the event got started and the serious message that inspired the fun.
Then check out photos from Saturday’s 420 Games below.
From right, Zo Farooqui places a bib on Armand Begay at the start of the 420 Games at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, April 1, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
