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April 20, 2017, 8:01 PM

Seven activists were arrested by the Capitol Police after giving away pot in D.C. on April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Seven activists were arrested by the Capitol Police after giving away pot in D.C. on April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Seven activists were arrested by the Capitol Police after giving away pot in D.C. on April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Seven activists were arrested by the Capitol Police after giving away pot in D.C. on April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
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Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Seven pot activists were arrested by the Capitol Police in a demonstration April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Seven pot activists were arrested by the Capitol Police in a demonstration April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
(WTOP/Kristi King)
(WTOP/Kristi King)
Customers gather around a counter to take advantage of special deals celebrating the 4/20 holiday at ShowGrow, a medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, April 20, 2017. From Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to Hippie Hill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, marijuana enthusiasts observed their 4/20 holiday Thursday with public smoke-outs, parties and, yes, great deals on weed. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
AP Photo/Richard Vogel
Organizer Pedro Velasco, left, is joined by a group people celebrating the 4/20 holiday in Altadena, Calif. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. About two dozen people gathered early at a trailhead in the Altadena foothills for the inaugural “High’ke,” a 2.5 mile trek that promised joints to everyone who makes it to the 5,600-foot peak of Mount Lowe. (AP Photo/Christopher Weber)
AP Photo/Christopher Weber
A youth smokes a joint during a demonstration in favor of the legalization of marijuana near La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, April 20, 2017. In Chile, it’s only legal to buy and sell marijuana seeds for collection, and to use the herb for medicinal purposes when approved by the government. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
AP Photo/Esteban Felix
Tyler Kennedy, right, smells a marijuana sample from Noah Siialata at CannaDaddy’s Wellness Center marijuana dispensary in Portland, Ore., Thursday, April 20, 2017. Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, and it’s falling this year as the U.S. government takes a harder look at pot policy and as more states have legalized the drug. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
AP Photo/Don Ryan
Marijuana brand name stickers are visible as customers line up at the counter in CannaDaddy’s Wellness Center marijuana dispensary in Portland, Ore., Thursday, April 20, 2017. Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, and it’s falling this year as the U.S. government takes a harder look at pot policy and as more states have legalized the drug. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
AP Photo/Don Ryan
FILE -- Marijuana enthusiasts light up at 4:20 p.m. MDT to mark the 4/20 holiday on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Denver's Civic Center Park. The annual celebration of cannabis culture attracted users from across the intermountain West to Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Marijuana enthusiasts light up at 4:20 p.m. MDT to mark the 4/20 holiday on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Denver’s Civic Center Park. The annual celebration of cannabis culture attracted users from across the intermountain West to Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Marijuana enthusiast flashes a peace sign as he waits to go on the stage light up at the 4/20 holiday on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Denver’s Civic Center Park. The annual celebration of cannabis culture attracted users from across the intermountain West to Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Photo/David Zalubowski
A marijuana enthusiast rolls a joint to light up at 4:20 p.m. MDT to mark the 4/20 holiday on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Denver’s Civic Center Park. The annual celebration of cannabis culture attracted users from across the intermountain West to Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Marijuana enthusiasts light up at 4:20 p.m. MDT to mark the 4/20 holiday on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Denver’s Civic Center Park. The annual celebration of cannabis culture attracted users from across the intermountain West to Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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Seven activists were arrested by the Capitol Police after giving away pot in D.C. on April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Seven activists were arrested by the Capitol Police after giving away pot in D.C. on April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Scenes from the pro-marijuana demonstration on Capitol Hill April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Seven pot activists were arrested by the Capitol Police in a demonstration April 20, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
FILE -- Marijuana enthusiasts light up at 4:20 p.m. MDT to mark the 4/20 holiday on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Denver's Civic Center Park. The annual celebration of cannabis culture attracted users from across the intermountain West to Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

WASHINGTON — Advocates for legalized marijuana observed their 4/20 holiday Thursday with public smoke-outs and parties around the nation.

Here’s a gallery of photos and video from pot-centered 4/20 events.

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