Earthweek Updates: 420 Celebrations, Earth Day and the Derek Chauvin Guilty verdicts.

"420, 4:20, or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for marijuana and hash consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 p.m., and also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20. "At 4:20 p.m. on any given day, there's a marijuana user somewhere across the globe, chuckling at the clock while lighting up a joint or packing in a glass pipe. The number 420 has become a secret code among potential roommates and people on dating websites, a way to covertly let someone know that they welcome marijuana into their home or love life. And April 20 — 4/20 — has become the unofficial stoner holiday, with marijuana legalization activists gathering from New Jersey to California and lighting up in protest." “We’ve already gotten to the point where you have corporate companies tweeting about 420 and other advertisements. It’s gone that far,” said David Bienenstock, a cannabis journalist and author. “It’s really transformed into this day of public celebration and a holiday for the cannabis community, which is actually a really important thing." https://www.delawareonline.com/ **The Contrast Project special 420 Episode can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=470039334146413 or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmHYwgMPEDI *** Earth Day 2021 EARTHDAY.ORG’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, EARTHDAY.ORG is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in over 192 countries to drive positive action for our planet. *** Derek Chauvin- GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday for causing George Floyd's death, a verdict that could send the disgraced former Minneapolis police officer to prison for the rest of his life. His eyes darted left and right over his light blue surgical mask as Judge Peter Cahill read the jury's verdict, but he betrayed little else in the way of emotion. Chauvin, who was convicted of second- and third degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter, stood up quickly after the judge ordered his bail revoked and compliantly placed his hands to be handcuffed before he was led out of the courtroom. He faces up to 75 years in prison when he returns for sentencing in eight weeks. ***  Where you can find The Contrast Project Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/TheContrastProjectJax/ Twitter  https://twitter.com/ContrastProjTV Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/the_contrast_project/ ** Image courtesy: Fateme Alaie- Unsplash.com