Back in 2012, the UN saw all the suffering in the world and said “enough.” They declared happiness to be a fundamental human right deserving of its own day and officially declared March 20th to be World Happiness Day.

The day is about the need for countries to have a “a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes sustainable development, poverty eradication, happiness and the well-being of all peoples.”

Inspired by the Kingdom of Bhutan, which measures Gross National Happiness instead of Gross Domestic Product, the initiative’s philosophy is that wellbeing is just as important as money. We agree.

But this March 20th marks 14 years since the UN gave happiness its own day, and it doesn’t seem to be working. Even with the wealth of new spangled things out there like laughing yoga, pumpkin spice lattes, and ketamine therapy, people in general seem more bitter and unhappy than ever. Why?

We can’t be sure. But we have a suspicion…

Not enough free weed.

A Green Approach to Global Vibes

With the establishment of World Happiness Day, the UN set goals to tackle unhappiness’s usual suspects: poverty, inequality, and planetary destruction. Noble effort. But we think they were missing something: Universal Basic Weed Income (UWBI)––monthly, government-issued cannabis portions for everyone.

We think it would make the founding fathers proud (throwback to George Washington’s OG grow at Mount Vernon (LINK)). It’s right there in the Declaration of Independence: “…endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Pursuit of happiness! Basically, it says “God gave us all the right to free weed.” And if that’s what our founding documents say, well we think the nation should deliver…nugs to your doorstep.

Also, from an economic perspective, the math is mathing. Happier populations =  more productive workforces. Give the people their one-toke ticket to contentment and watch the GDP get even higher than you do when you smoke our strongest concentrate.

Weed (REDACTED) Happiness

It’s illegal for us to say that weed makes you happy –– medical claims in advertising are heavily regulated. But if you’re already here it’s probably because you like weed and you probably like weed because it makes you happy. Or maybe you’re a curious newcomer that has noticed that the stoners around you tend to like… be in a good mood. Or maybe you’re just really sick of thinking about tariffs.

Here’s something we can say: According to the World Happiness Report, the happiest country in the world in 2025 was Finland, which ranks #38 in cannabis use among countries and 38 is pretty “high” out of 167 counties ;).

The Constitutional Right to Get High

OK, OK, so universal basic weed income may be a pipe dream, but this World Happiness Day why not light one up for what could be? Imagine: a future where the pursuit of happiness isn’t just a right, but a government-subsidized reality. Sounds good to us!

The UN says to celebrate Happiness Day “in an appropriate manner.” They don’t explicitly mention weed, but we’re almost positive that’s what they meant.

Happy Happiness Day, y’all.

WEED THE PEOPLE