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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 the 1939 short story “In the Walls of Eryx” by H.P. Lovecraft and Kenneth Sterling. The story describes “curious mirage-plants” that seemed fairly similar to marijuana and appeared to get the narrator high at, according to his watch, around 4:20.


But, to put it bluntly, those rumors of the history behind how 4/20 got associated with marijuana are false.


The most credible story traces 4/20 to California in the 1970s. Five students at San Rafael High School, “The Waldos” ritualistically and secretly smoked marijuana every day at 4:20 pm by the campus’ statue of chemist Louis Pasteur and the number was their secret code. The ritual spread, and soon 420 became code for smoking marijuana. Eventually 420 was converted into 4/20 for calendar purposes, and the day of celebration was born.


In the actual sense, 4/20 means different things to different people. Some people just want to get high and have fun. Others see the day as a moment to push for legalization and to educate people about cannabis.


Whatever it means to you, CannavilleNG wishes you a happy 420!

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