Hash Bash 2013

Surrounded by thousands of cheering supporters and clouds of smoke at Saturday's Hash Bash, state Rep. Jeff Irwin pledged to fight for the legalization of marijuana in Michigan. Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, said he's still planning to introduce a bill to decriminalize cannabis in the state, which he called a first step toward more sensible drug policy. Police estimated roughly 3,000 people attended the 42nd annual Hash Bash rally on the University of Michigan Diag in Ann Arbor on Saturday. Read the story.

Hash Bash 2012

The University of Michigan may be a smoke-free campus as of last July, but that didn't mean much on Saturday as the 41st annual Hash Bash kicked off on the Diag, followed with the Monroe Street Fair. Read the story.