Where does the term come from?

World Marijuana Day ‘420’

420 Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated by many people around the world and falls on April 20. The exact origin of 420 Day is disputed, but it is widely believed to have been started by a group of young people in California in the 1970s.

The origin

One version of the story goes that a group of students who referred to themselves as "Waldos" decided to meet every day at 4:20 in the afternoon to smoke cannabis in the 1970s. This gave rise to the term "420". It quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. The hippie band "Grateful Dead" was perhaps also a decisive factor. Some of the "Waldos" managed the group's property, for example, or managed a Grateful Dead side project. Backstage and at rehearsals, the "Waldos" said "Hey, 420" to each other as usual when a joint was passed around. The members of the Grateful Dead adopted the term and it spread throughout the musician and stoner scene.

An editor from High Times picked up the term and used it at major events such as the Cannabis Cup. The term first conquered America and then the whole world. The use of "420" as a code for cannabis quickly spread among cannabis enthusiasts, and April 20 was eventually chosen as the day to celebrate this subcultural movement.

Another version of the story says that 420 Day is due to a police code number that was used for smoking cannabis. In reality, however, it is unclear whether such a code number ever existed.

Today

While 420 Day is often celebrated as Cannabis Consumption Day, there are also many people who use this day as an opportunity to advocate for the legalization of cannabis. In some countries, cannabis is already legalized or at least partially legalized, while other countries still have strict laws against the use and sale of cannabis.

In the US especially, 420 Day is a day for people to come together to express their love and support for cannabis and to advocate for progressive drug policies. It is important that we strive to make our society a safer and healthier place where everyone is able to make informed decisions.

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