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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarijuana marathon races look to break stoner stigma
(MarketWatch) Marijuana users on the west coast are running, or walking, away from the popular image of the Jeff Spicoli-like pot smoker.
420 Games is a Marin County, Calif.-based events company whose goal is to de-stigmatize the mainstream opinion that cannabis users are lazy stoners like Sean Penns character from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The company holds 4.2-mile runs/walks and other types of sporting events to show that marijuana users are just as active as non-users. If you smoke cannabis and someone hears about it, youre called a stoner right away, says 420 Games founder Jim McAlpine. No one calls you a drunk if you take a drink here or there. (The term 420 originated in the 1970s as a code for smoking marijuana.)
420 Games held its second annual 4.2-mile run in San Francisco on Saturday, and has also hosted a run in San Jose, Calif. The company plans to introduce its events in new cities with a run, then expand to other activities, such as golf tournaments, paddle board races and long board marathons, he says. ..................(more)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/marijuana-marathon-races-look-to-break-stoner-stigma-2015-08-19
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Marijuana marathon races look to break stoner stigma (Original Post)
marmar
Aug 2015
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HFRN
(1,469 posts)1. i think we should address the stoner stigma, because
like, you know, it's kind of bad and like you know....uh what was the question again?
underpants
(182,877 posts)2. They fired the starting gun but everyone was 30 minutes late
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)3. I know who I hope enters the swimming events
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)8. i met him once
seemed like a nice guy. beastly giant of a man, too.
underpants
(182,877 posts)4. The curling competition is going to take FOREVER
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)10. Curling takes forever sober
underpants
(182,877 posts)5. Golf tourney delayed when everyone thinks they are playing the same ball
underpants
(182,877 posts)6. Opening ceremonies halted when everyone claimed the flame was theirs
randome
(34,845 posts)7. Will there be a coal-rolling competition, too?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]
Archae
(46,345 posts)9. It'll no doubt look like this...