“Weed Day” How Did 420 Get It’s Name?
April 20th is Weed Day. I am fascinated by the origin of the term "420" and how it became associated with marijuana. There are as many stories about its origin as there are people you ask. Just a short search on Google leads to the following "Weed Day" origin stories.It’s the number of active chemicals in marijuana. It’s teatime in Holland. It has something to do with Hitler’s birthday. It’s those numbers in that Bob Dylan song multiplied. It was like a police code for smoking in progress or something. In 2003, when the California Legislature codified the medical...
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