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April 20, or 4/20, is known as"Weed Day" in some circles because the date corresponds with a numerical code for marijuana. Yes, it seems arbitrary. So how did the number 420 come to represent smoking pot?First, let's get the myths and rumors out of the way:The legend of the California penal codeRead MoreSome claim the number is drawn from the California criminal codes used to punish the use or distribution of marijuana.
The legend of the WaldosAccording to Chris Conrad, curator of the Oaksterdam Cannabis Museum in Oakland, California, 420 started as a secret code among high schoolers in the early 1970s.A group of friends at San Rafael High School in Marin County, California, who called themselves"the Waldos," would often meet at 4:20 p.m. to get high. For them, it was an ideal time: They were out of school but their parents still weren't home, giving them a window of unsupervised freedom.
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