420 (cannabis culture)

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Graffiti showing "4:20"

420 (pronounced four-twenty) is a term used in North America as a discreet way to refer to cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with Cannabis culture. It is widely accepted that in the early 1970s, a group of teenagers at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California used to meet every day after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke cannabis at the Louis Pasteur statue.^[1] ^[2]

Cannabis users gather on April 20 ("4/20" in the United States dating shorthand) to celebrate and consume cannabis. "420 friendly" is sometimes seen on advertisements for roommates, indicating that the current occupants are tolerant of cannabis users.^[3]

A well-known proposition on the legalization of cannabis^[4] was entitled Proposition 420. This bill promoted use of marijuana for medical purposes, stating that persons possessing or cultivating marijuana for personal medical purposes with approval by a physician is not subject to conviction.

[edit] Citations

^ 420 (Language). Snopes.com - Urban Legends Reference Pages (2005-04-19). Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
^ 420 Timeline. High Times (2005). Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
^ Boulder Renters Seek Pot-Smoking Roommates: Boulder Still a Bastion of Hippies and Radicals, Apparently. New West (Living section) - The Voice of the Rocky Mountains (2006-05-08). Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
^ California Senate Bill 420 (HS 11362.7): Medical Marijuana Implementation (2004-01-01). Retrieved on 2007-03-30.

[edit] External links

Halnon, Karen Bettez. The Power of 420: Transforming the universal code into a collective consciousness for stoners. Seattle Hempfest site; originally published in High Times, May 2003.
High Times 420 Timeline/When's Your 420?
Manjoo, Farhad. High Holy Day for Potheads. Wired News, April 20, 2001.
Paiyne, Viper. 4:20 Revealed. Viper's Lair, March 22, 2004.
Phish.net FAQ What does the number 420 signify, and why?

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