E-40 cautions locals to stay home for 420: 'It's gotta be canceled this year'

E-40 issues a warning to Bay Area locals to stay home for this year's 420 event. E-40 issues a warning to Bay Area locals to stay home for this year's 420 event. Photo: London Breed / Twitter Photo: London Breed / Twitter Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close E-40 cautions locals to stay home for 420: 'It's gotta be canceled this year' 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

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Rapper E-40 stepped up to issue a warning to Bay Area locals Friday, cautioning those planning to celebrate 420 to stay home and continue to shelter in place to avoid crowds.

The video, tweeted by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, features 40 appealing to cannabis fans to forego this year's holiday.

"It's 420 coming up and I really want you all to stay in," he said. "We all love 420, we all do, you know what I mean, but don't disobey the game. Right now the game need us."

40 then adds that he personally knows people across the U.S. who have been battling COVID-19, saying, "It's the real deal."

A heartfelt message from the Ambassador of the Bay Area, @E40.



Don’t gather for 4/20. Stay home, stay safe. Protect your family and your community. pic.twitter.com/MWHAIVpJeG — London Breed (@LondonBreed) April 17, 2020

"Let's let that thing get by so we can get on with the rest of our lives," he continued. "[420]'s gotta be canceled this year."

Earlier this week, Mayor Breed issued a plea and a warning to those planning to come to Golden Gate Park to celebrate the annual marijuana event. Breed, along with San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott, announced this year's 420 would effectively be canceled, and anyone caught attempting to gather at the park would be subject to a citation and, if warranted, an arrest.

"We will be very strict with our policies," Breed said. "We will not allow it. We will be prepared if people start to show up to make sure it doesn’t happen."

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Alyssa Pereira is an SFGate digital editor. Email: alyssa.pereira@sfgate.com | Twitter: @alyspereira

