The annual cannabis celebrations took place in Denver, Colorado over the weekend with thousands partaking in the festivities. However, the police did cite a number of attendees for smoking publicly.

According to KDVR, police issued around 160 citations on the two days of the official festivities at Denver’s Civic Center Park on Saturday and Sunday. Although smoking marijuana recreationally in the state is legal, it remains illegal to smoke in public. However, those cited were only given fines.

The Denver Police Department sent out various tweets over the weekend and on Monday, April 20, the actual “holiday’s” date, both in support of smokers as well as reminding them about the law.

However, this has not deterred many from going to marijuana dispensaries as well as traveling from out-of-state to visit Colorado on the holiday. Various dispensaries across the city were full, especially with tourists.

The rally’s founder, Miguel Lopez, told the Denver Post the numbers witnessed over the weekend were larger than expected. Between Saturday and Sunday, he estimated around 125,000 people went to the park.

"It's a well-rounded atmosphere," Lopez said. "There are people here from all financial backgrounds. It's very peaceful, warm and friendly."

The weekend festivities included a concert by Rick Ross at 4:20 p.m. on Sunday. However, the city of Denver banned three-day events, preventing the 4/20 festivities from spreading into Monday.

Lopez, in spite of it, organized another event at Lincoln Park to protest the state’s ban on public smoking.

While Colorado celebrates, in Minnesota, activists protested at the state capitol in Minneapolis, demanding the legalization of recreational marijuana, according to CBS Minnesota.