Another April 20th has passed in Boulder, and for the second straight year there was no 4/20 celebration on the University of Colorado Campus. This year's event was successfully prevented once again by the University, and with less incident than what occurred last year.
CU Boulder spokesperson Bronson Hilliard said there was a long planning process by the University to close campus once again on 4/20. He said that since 4/20 fell on a Saturday this year, it provided an interesting challenge. It seems this year's event went on with less protesting and less opposition when compared to last year.
"There was far less media at the event this year," Says Hilliard. "The size of the event in Denver probably had something to do with a lack of interest in Boulder."
Hilliard also pointed out that the shooting that took place in Denver during the 4/20 celebration shows why the University wanted to prevent the celebration from taking place on the CU Campus. The shooting in Denver shows that the 4/20 celebration does present a safety hazard and is not a safe gathering.
"The public learned 4/20 is not completely harmless," Says Hilliard.
We also talked to CU Boulder Police spokesperson Ryan Huff to get his thoughts on the event now that it is over. Huff says that the event was handled much the same way this year as it was last year, but without using fish fertilizer this year.
"We had a similar presence of law enforcement officers this year," says Huff. "We learned that asking the public for their cooperation and closing the campus to non-affiliates worked. We did that again this year."
Huff also said that this year's event was actually easier to deal with than last year's because there were less people trying to get on campus and no problems this year.
According to CU Boulder's website the event went very smoothly with nobody attempting to enter the Norlin Quad while it was closed and there were no arrests made. A link to the press release is listed below!
https://police.colorado.edu/announcements/news-release-quiet-420-cu-boulder-campus
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