April 20th as a national holiday? Maryland’s District Cannabis wants your help to make that happen.

Washington, D.C., April 20th, 2026 — District Cannabis, the premier cannabis cultivator in Maryland and the District of Columbia, is launching a nationwide campaign to obtain federal recognition for the iconic date of April 20th. The company, in concert with leading like-minded non-profits and other industry stakeholders, is seeking to have this richly symbolic date properly designated as an official “National Day of Observance.”

“In a growing society, where roughly 45 million Americans consume cannabis on a monthly basis, we believe that it is high time we celebrate the history and culture that the April 20th can has come to embody,” states CEO/Founder, Andras Kirschner. “This will be an enduring effort, one which will come to include many of the frontline organizations who’ve long been in the legalization trenches. We’re determined to bring added legitimacy to the plant, and what it represents for so many of us.”

The centerpiece of the campaign is the petition hosted by Change.org:

https://www.change.org/p/make-420-a-national-holiday

Ultimately, the plan is to generate significant interest and use that momentum to convince lawmakers that April 20th is just as deserving of acknowledgement as “National CBD Day” and “National Hemp Day.”

About District Cannabis

District Cannabis grows and processes connoisseur grade medicinal and recreational cannabis and cannabis extracts. The District Cannabis brand starts with the highest quality flower and its product line includes pre rolls, as well as an expanding line of distilled and infused products including vaporizer cartridges, capsules, tinctures, lozenges, salves, bath soaks and suppositories. We seek to be the best priced premium flower in the market. For more information, visit www.districtcannabis.us and follow us on Instagram @districtcnbs.us.