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San Francisco has been historically lenient with those who celebrate April 20 in Golden Gate Park, but those who attempt to gather there and violate shelter in place orders this year will be met with consequences.
It’s always been a bit of a complicated event. People have been smoking marijuana on 4/20 in what is now Robin Williams Meadow long before it was legal in California.
While the substance is now legal in the state, users still need to comply with no smoking rules in the park and are being asked by Mayor London Breed to stay at home this year.
“It is not safe for us to gather in large groups of people,” Breed said. “The consequences could be deadly, maybe not for you directly but maybe for your mother, your grandmother or any other relative.”
Police Chief Bill Scott added that officers will be present are prepared to issue tickets and make arrests if necessary.
“We will be there in full force to make sure that we don’t have gatherings of people,” said Chief Scott.
Instead, he has encouraged those wanting to celebrate with others to do so in the privacy of their own homes by Zoom or teleconference.