​Celebrities: They’re Just Like Us! (They Love Smoking Weed)

Happy Monday, everyone. Happy Monday the 20th day of April. Happy 110th day of the year. What a momentous and upsetting day, historically speaking: Adolf Hitler was born in 1889; the Red Baron, infamous World War I German fighter pilot, killed his last two victims in 1918; the attempted Cuban invasion known as the Bay of Pigs failed in 1961; and the Columbine Massacre took place in 1999. (Obviously some good things happened on April 20ths throughout time, but that's not germane to the discussion today.) Clearly, this is a day with a lot of baggage.

Is that why the best-known "cannabis culture holiday," as my mom once adorably called it, takes place on this day? Probably not, but it's as good a theory as any, really. At least it hasn't been debunked like most commonly held assumptions about how 420 came to be. In any case, April 20 is now probably most famous for the legions of sleepy-sounding people who will take over social media, the online news cycle, and every door outside every high school in North America with skunky clouds of smoke and a bizarre obsession with coloured glassware.

In honour of the international day of weed celebration, we took note of a few celebrities who got the party started early. It's upsetting to think they're so starved for attention that they're doing drugs in public on Hitler's birthday, but such is life in the post-privacy dystopia we all call home.

Miley Cyrus

Obviously, post-Hannah Montana Miley is all about weed and nudity, so it should come as no surprise that Cyrus posted a pic of herself wearing pasties (for the second day in a row, apparently) and smoking weed to honour "da best day of da year." Live your best life, Miley Cyrus. Live your best life. But maybe don't wear the same pasties for days on end? Seems like a recipe for nipple irritation.

Demi Lovato

If you don't know, former Disney star Demi Lovato has been sober for three years after battling several mental health-related issues, from substance abuse to self-injury and an eating disorder. Before that happened, apparently she and Cyrus convinced Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers to smoke up for the first time, which is something still worth celebrating. Everything about this is great, from peer-pressuring weird Christian boys into illegal activity to doing the work necessary to take care of yourself. Wildly over-illustrated photos gently mocking a Jonas Brother are but the cherry on top of the cake of your life. You go, Demi Lovato.

Lil Debbie

Happy 420 to my favorite stoner — Lil Debbie (@L1LDebbie)April 20, 2015

Lil Debbie came to fame as a member of one-hit-wonder Kreayshawn's posse, though she was later kicked out for not "holdin it down enough." As one might expect from a rapper, a young person, and anyone with "Lil" in their name, Debbie appears to enjoy weed. She sent pot connoisseur Wiz Khalifa a holiday greeting because that's what you do when 420 is the biggest day of your year.

ConcernedMom420

420 stands for the amount of deaths that happen today caused by marijuana overdose: 420,000. Why else would it be called 420?

— STOP WEED SMOKING!! (@ConcernedMom420)April 20, 2015

ConcernedMom420 is not, strictly speaking, a celebrity. She's a weird Twitter account and she shares incorrect but terrifying information about the dangers of marijuana, and she's garnered more than 300,000 followers for it. Because this is probably the worst day of ConcernedMom420's year, sure enough, she had some dire warnings for the tokers and jokers out there. Did you know 420,000 people will die of marijuana overdoses today? It's not true, but ConcernedMom420 wishes she could convince you otherwise.

Notable Absences
Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Wiz Khalifa, Seth Rogen, …

We can only assume they're putting off their festivities (and social media documentation thereof) for later in the day, like true stoners.

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