On what was possibly the hottest day of the year thus far, an ever-growing crowd gathered at the Porter Meadow for one of UC Santa Cruz's most infamous traditions -- 4/20.

A quick look at 4/20 shows a huge gathering of people celebrating marijuana. Yet there are many different ways this yearly occurrence affects the city of Santa Cruz. People from all over the country came, and there was not an empty parking spot to be found near campus, with the license plates ranging from New Mexico to Nebraska.

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