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Photos from the 2017 Hash Bash

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Went to Saturday’s Hash Bash on the Diag in Ann Arbor. It was my third Bash; for once, I got up close enough to get photos of some of the speakers. I also saw the dudebro-iest dudebro ever, but for some reason didn’t get a picture. There are always some real characters at the Hash Bash, along with the usual mix of activists, patients, working class folks, hippies and, yes, even a few college kids. And lots and lots of weed. 

Gonna call this guy Mr. Pot. 2017 Hash Bash, April 1, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jim McBee 

A tie-dye guy photographs the scene from behind the podium. 2017 Hash Bash, April 1, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jim McBee

 

A lab coat guy. 2017 Hash Bash, April 1, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jim McBee

 

Chuck Ream supports the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol and wants MI Legalize, which organized a failed effort to get legalization on the ballot in 2016, to get on board. jim_mcbeeChuck Ream supports the coalition to regulate marijuana like alcohol and wants MI Legalize to get on board. | Jim McBee

 

John Sinclair, 75. The first hash bash, in 1972, commemorated a Michigan Supreme Court decision that declared unconstitutional a law that was used ton convict Sinclair for possession of two joints. He had been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Hash Bash, April 1, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jim McBee

 

Michigan state Rep. Yousef Rabhi was dressed extra sharp for the occasion. Hash Bash, April 1, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jim McBee

 

Former Hash Bash organizer Adam Brook was pretty tickled to be on the cover of a magazine. 2017 Hash Bash, April 1, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jim McBee

 

Detroit criminal defense lawyer Matt Abel steps away after a speech. Abel is a lifetime member of the NORML Legal Committee. 2017 Hash Bash, April 1, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jim McBee

 

Those crazy college kids with their kooky concentrate contraptions. 2017 Hash Bash, April 1, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jim McBee

 

The crowd at the 46th annual Hash Bash has been estimated at 6,000 and 10,000-plus. April 1, 2017, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jim McBee

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4 Comments

  1. Jennifer Sansbury

    April 4, 2017 at 12:55 pm

    Great shots! What camera and lens did you use?

    • Jim McBee

      Jim McBee

      May 5, 2017 at 7:31 am

      Keep forgetting to respond. Nikon D7100 with the bundled 18-140 mm lens.

  2. Brandon

    September 10, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    The first picture of Mr.Pot, his actual name is Reeferman. One of my good buddies. He goes to these events every year and is actual in the works of getting sponsored by High Times Magazine.

    • Jim McBee

      Jim McBee

      September 12, 2017 at 10:36 am

      Thanks for the heads up!