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420 (cannabis culture)

420, 4:20, or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for marijuana and hashish consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 p.m., and also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20 (which is 4/20 in U.S. form). At locations in the United States where cannabis is legal, cannabis dispensaries will often offer discounts on their products on April 20.

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Origins

In 1971, five high school students in San Rafael, California, used the term "4:20" in connection with a plan to search for an abandoned cannabis crop, based on a treasure map made by the grower. Calling themselves the Waldos, because their typical hang-out spot "was a wall outside the school", the five students—Steve Capper, Dave Reddix, Jeffrey Noel, Larry Schwartz, and Mark Gravich—designated the Louis Pasteur statue on the grounds of San Rafael High School as their meeting place, and 4:20 pm as their meeting time. The Waldos referred to this plan with the phrase "4:20 Louis". After several failed attempts to find the crop, the group eventually shortened their phrase to "4:20", which ultimately evolved into a code-word the teens used to refer to consuming cannabis.

Steven Hager of High Times popularized the story of the Waldos. The first High Times mention of 4:20 smoking and a 4/20 holiday appeared in May 1991, and the connection to the Waldos appeared in December 1998. Hager attributed the early spread of the phrase to Grateful Dead followers—after "Waldo" Reddix became a roadie for the Grateful Dead's bassist, Phil Lesh—and called for 4:20 pm to be the socially accepted time of the day to consume cannabis.

International day for cannabis-related protests and events

April 20 has become an international counterculture holiday, where people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis. Many such events have a political nature to them, advocating the liberalization and legalization of cannabis. Vivian McPeak, a founder of Seattle's Hempfest states that 4/20 is "half celebration and half call to action". Paul Birch calls it a global movement and suggests that one cannot stop events like these.

On that day many marijuana users protest in civil disobedience by gathering in public to smoke at 4:20 pm.

As marijuana continues to be decriminalized and legalized around the world, Steve DeAngelo, cannabis activist and founder of California's Harborside Health Center, notes that "even if our activist work were complete, 420 morphs from a statement of conscience to a celebration of acceptance, a celebration of victory, a celebration of our amazing connection with this plant" and that he thinks that "it will always be worthy of celebration".

In North America

North American observances have been held at many locations, including:

• New York City: Washington Square Park in Manhattan

• Boston: Boston Common

• San Francisco: "Hippie Hill" in Golden Gate Park near the Haight-Ashbury

• Santa Cruz: Porter College meadows at the University of California, Santa Cruz

• Vancouver: The Vancouver Art Gallery and Sunset Beach between 2016 and 2019.

• Montreal: the Mount Royal monument

• Denver: Civic Center Park

• Ottawa: Parliament Hill and Major's Hill Park

• Edmonton: The Alberta Legislature Building

• Boulder: campus of the University of Colorado Boulder

• Toronto: Nathan Phillips Square and Yonge-Dundas Square

• Berkeley: campus of the University of California, Berkeley on the Memorial Glade north of the Doe Memorial Library.

• Mexico City: Mexican Senate under the slogan Planton 420.

• Ann Arbor: Hash Bash

In Australia

Australian observances have been held at many locations, over many years, including:

• "Who Are We Hurting?" – Sydney City: Martin Place, NSW (2019)

• 420 Picnic 2019 – Melbourne, VIC

• "Who Are We Hurting?" – Sydney, NSW (2018)

• "Who Are We Hurting?" – Sydney City: Kings Cross, NSW (2017)

Elsewhere

Events have also been held in Hyde Park in London and Dunedin, New Zealand, at the University of Otago.

In Ljubljana, Slovenia, the University of Ljubljana's student organization has carried out several annual cannabis-themed protests that have contributed to the debate on cannabis status in Slovenia and the subsequent legislation proposals in 2018 by gathering responses from various political parties in Slovenia and ranking them accordingly.

In Northern Cyprus, known for strict drug laws and intolerance to cannabis consumption, the first 420 event was held in the capital city Lefkoşa in 2015. On April 20, 2017, a small group of protesters carried out an event near the parliament building and made a public statement, demanding the legalization of cannabis sale, consumption, and production with state regulations.


Post time: Apr-19-2022

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