(New Buffalo Township, MI) - People are expected to flock to the marijuana dispensaries today in greater numbers outside New Buffalo

 

Today is 420 Day, an unofficial national holiday celebrating the consumption of marijuana. 

 

 

 

 

Last year, there were enough people going to the dispensaries on 420 Day that vehicles were backed up on Interstate 94 at Exit 1 where many of the dispensaries in New Buffalo Township are located.  Vehicles were also parked in the grass and along roadsides due to parking lots outside the dispensaries being totally full.

 

No parking and U-turn signs were added along with other measures aimed at handling the 420 influx more effectively were taken.

 

Berrien County Sheriff Chuck Heit, who was out this morning patrolling the area near the dispensaries, said there were people waiting in lines at the dispensaries before they opened at 9 a.m. but traffic at the time was manageable.

 

“We’ll be out throughout the day monitoring traffic and taking the necessary enforcement as needed,” he said.