Every cultured stoner knows that 4:20 is that time of the day (am/pm) to light a joint. Likewise, we know April 20 (or 4/20) is World Weed Day, a holiday celebrating cannabis, marijuana, weed, pot, kush, whatever you like to call it. A day cherished by cannabis enthusiasts around the world as a reason to toke up with friends and buddies. But, only few know why and how the number became linked to smoking cannabis. ORIGIN OF 420 There are many speculations to how the term “420” came to be and be as widely accepted. Some say that 420 was the California police or penal code for marijuana, but well, there’s no evidence to support those claims. Some also say 4/20 is Adolf Hitler’s birthday. Another theory is that there are 420 active chemicals in marijuana, hence an obvious connection between the drug and the number. But that’s not quite true either, with nearly 500 such components in marijuana. The earliest written link between marijuana and 420 can be traced to t...
It's no news that Cannaville is blessed with all kinds of intellectuals, creatives, writers and even poets and here is a collection of poems written by amazing and talented members of Cannaville with the prompt: "...and slowly I watched it fade away" Enjoy! Read, review and rate. By Y1nka These days I question my enjoyment of the spliff falling off a cliff cos of something I thought uplifts But a day without rolling up still feels amiss Like removing a hand from a clock, not allowing me to tick More focused than ever to get my dreams to click An internal mentality shift did the trick Now I shoot with confidence when I flick my wrist Or when I use leg wire ball like say I wan break keeper wrist But now I struggle with my excessive cravings for lust Wanting two women with wide hips to give me consent to thrust To burst and handle backsides aggressively To have my head squeezed by thighs like I’m an enemy But it doesn’t remove the pain of losses of yester year Or having my ...