No matter where you are right now in North America 420 is celebrated somewhere in your neighborhood. It's a day of celebration for our lovely leafy friend Marijuina and it's culture. After watching several documentaries, tv interviews and magazine articles, it's easy to see why this day is a day worth celebrating...
It's culture is growing everyday. With stats stating that 53% of Vancouverites have tried marijuina at least once. Our cannabis loving community is thriving. BC bud has been talked about all over the world and here we are in the heart of it all. Today is a proud day for someone living in BC, especially if you live in Vancouver.
So what do some of our web community have to say? Let's look....
First, what "420" doesn't mean:
• 420 isn't the number of a bill in U.S. Congress to legalize pot, despite many people thinking it is.
• 420 isn't the police or penal code for marijuana possession in California (or any other state), though many people believe that, as well.
• Nor is 420 is the number of chemical compounds in cannabis, the pot plant, though many authors seem fond of stating so.
What 420 is, whether expressed in the form 4:20 (as a time of day), 4/20 (as a calendar date), or just the unadorned numeral (pronounced "four-twenty"), is a universal symbol for the use and appreciation of marijuana. In fact, 4/20 (April 20) has come to be known in certain circles as "Marijuana Appreciation Day."
'420' origin and history
Notwithstanding the many and various urban legends that have grown up about the meaning of "420" and its connection with marijuana, the true story behind it is surprisingly prosaic. In the early 1970s a small group of hippie stoners at San Rafael High School in northern California used to meet at a designated location every day to smoke pot at 4:20 p.m. They did this so regularly that among members of the group "420" became a general euphemism for lighting up.
The catchphrase spread beyond their immediate circle, beyond the high school they attended, and ultimately beyond California, so that within a decade or two pot smokers were using it across the country and indeed the world over.
How popular is the expression today? A Google search on the paired terms "420" and "marijuana" brings up more than 6 million results, including a link to the website of 420 Magazine, a publication dedicated to what it refers to as "cannabis awareness."
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The 420 Magazine community exists to support the repeal of all Cannabis prohibition laws and penalties throughout the world. Not another person should suffer incarceration or stigma because of these unjust laws.
The 420 Magazine community believes Cannabis prohibition will end as more people become aware of the true benefits of the plant. 420 Magazine is the vehicle that provides you with the scientific and anecdotal advice of Cannabis experts in the areas of cultivation, medical, social and legal matters. Our community provides support to those bringing Cannabis awareness to the world.
Believing each human has the right to consume a plant in his or her own body. Believing government should repeal all laws violating this right. Believing those incarcerated for Cannabis offenses should be set free.
Cannabis is a medically wondrous plant. It provides a safe alternative for pain relief, anti-nausea, appetite-inducement, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammation medication. It’s properties have been demonstrated to fight cancer, and provide relief to the seriously ill and dying as well as those challenged with anxiety and depression. Millions of people have shared the medical benefits of Cannabis throughout the centuries.
The 420 Magazine community believes farmers shall have the right to grow and profit from Industrial Hemp--one of the strongest, environmentally friendly substances on the planet. Industrial Hemp is a natural fiber found in everything from rope to the finest clothing designs. It shows benefit as both a food form and as a health and beauty aid. Hemp is the environmental answer to the elimination of our dependence on earth-destroying fossil fuels. The Hemp bounty will end oil wars, deforestation, pollution, acid rain and global warming.
The Mission of 420 Magazine is to repeal Cannabis prohibition by promoting international Cannabis awareness to the masses.
Find out how you can help 420 Magazine create Cannabis awareness to the world.
Please Help Support 420 Magazine
The 420 Magazine community believes Cannabis prohibition will end as more people become aware of the true benefits of the plant. 420 Magazine is the vehicle that provides you with the scientific and anecdotal advice of Cannabis experts in the areas of cultivation, medical, social and legal matters. Our community provides support to those bringing Cannabis awareness to the world.
Believing each human has the right to consume a plant in his or her own body. Believing government should repeal all laws violating this right. Believing those incarcerated for Cannabis offenses should be set free.
Cannabis is a medically wondrous plant. It provides a safe alternative for pain relief, anti-nausea, appetite-inducement, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammation medication. It’s properties have been demonstrated to fight cancer, and provide relief to the seriously ill and dying as well as those challenged with anxiety and depression. Millions of people have shared the medical benefits of Cannabis throughout the centuries.
The 420 Magazine community believes farmers shall have the right to grow and profit from Industrial Hemp--one of the strongest, environmentally friendly substances on the planet. Industrial Hemp is a natural fiber found in everything from rope to the finest clothing designs. It shows benefit as both a food form and as a health and beauty aid. Hemp is the environmental answer to the elimination of our dependence on earth-destroying fossil fuels. The Hemp bounty will end oil wars, deforestation, pollution, acid rain and global warming.
The Mission of 420 Magazine is to repeal Cannabis prohibition by promoting international Cannabis awareness to the masses.
Find out how you can help 420 Magazine create Cannabis awareness to the world.
Please Help Support 420 Magazine
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What is 420? What does 4 20 or 4:20 mean? What is 420's origin-history?
Only the real hip hop partiers, rap artists, true herbal smoke lovers and four twenty pot heads will enjoy partaking in their favourite buzz at this time. Four hundred and twenty is fast becoming the secret code to anything to do with marijuana terminology, cannabis culture, and underground weed smokers. Discover what certain four twenty wall graffiti means. Find out what hip hop artists are communicating. Every kid uses slang and nicknames so their parents don't know what they're saying or smoking. 420 has developed into a new slang, rap, culture covering a wide variety of social backgrounds.
Come on in and check out all the phat phrases and nicknames. Use the navigation bar above or the quick look search box to find 420. Go to: >>The 420/ 4:20 dictionary <<
Come on in and check out all the phat phrases and nicknames. Use the navigation bar above or the quick look search box to find 420. Go to: >>The 420/ 4:20 dictionary <<
Years ago the term 420(pronounced four twenty, not four hundred and twenty), was police code for smoking marijuana in a feature on pager codes that teenagers use to "talk" to each other. I began researching the number again and it seems I was wrong. Read on to learn the myths, the truth about the origin and what this term means for parents.
Known Myths
- Police dispatch code for smoking pot is 420.
The number 420 is not police radio code for anything, anywhere. Checks of criminal codes suggest that the origin is neither Californian nor federal. For instance, - There are approximately 420 active chemicals in marijuana.
Actually, there are approximately 315 active chemicals in marijuana. This number goes up and down depending on which plant is used. - April 20th is National Pot Smokers Day.
Well, it is now; but that wasn't the origin. - April 20th is Hitler's birthday.
Yes, it is his birthday. But, as 420 started out as a time, not a date, his birthday had nothing to do with it. - The date of the Columbine school shootings.
This happened after the term was already in use. - 4:20 is tea time for pot-smokers in
Tea time in
According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School
Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation. While our teens feel that they know something we don't, you can let them in on the fact that it was your generation that came up with the numbers. A quote from one of the Waldos in the High Times article states, "We did discover we could talk about getting high in front of our parents without them knowing by using the phrase 420." Fortunately, your teenagers will not have that same option.
Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation. While our teens feel that they know something we don't, you can let them in on the fact that it was your generation that came up with the numbers. A quote from one of the Waldos in the High Times article states, "We did discover we could talk about getting high in front of our parents without them knowing by using the phrase 420." Fortunately, your teenagers will not have that same option.
What does 420 friendly mean?
This is a way to express the acceptance of smoking pot or accepting somone who does so, without overtly mentioning pot or marijuana.
You may find the phrase 420-friendly often in personal adds.
It refers to the term 420 which has become lingo smoking pot.
You may find the phrase 420-friendly often in personal adds.
It refers to the term 420 which has become lingo smoking pot.
420 - 4: 20 and Pulp Fiction : Directed by Quentin Tarantino
There is a persistent myth that that all the clocks in the movie are set to 4:20 (although, certainly all the clocks on the wall in the pawn shop are set to 4:20). However, in at least two scenes it is obvious that this is not the case. In the "Bonnie Situation" while Jimmy, Vince and Jules are drinking coffee in the kitchen, the clock clearly reads 8:15. Secondly, when Vince and Jules go to retrieve the briefcase, it is "7:22 in the a.m.".
The significance of the time 4:20 is that it is slang for smoking marijuana. More Pulp Fiction >>
The significance of the time 4:20 is that it is slang for smoking marijuana. More Pulp Fiction >>
Check also these 420 links: Hempfest 420 and 420 Wikipedia
Esquire Article.....
Huh? 420? Like, did it ever cross your mind that maybe those old ardent potheads forgot? And "ardent" — where'd you come up with that one? "ardent" — you know, if you keep repeating it, it sounds funny as hell. Ardent. Our dent. Hardbent. Same with "nondominant arm": Say that five times and you won't even remember what you were talking about.
You know who knows? Larry "Ratso" Sloman, author of Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana. But it's a really long story, man. It's sooooooo long. It starts with some high school kids in San Rafael , California
From there, this group of kids — "they called themselves 'Waldos,' " Sloman says — started getting high with the Grateful Dead at their rehearsal studio in San Rafael
That was Steve Bloom saying that last thing, man. But the story on the flyer — about how "420" was California police code for smoking pot — was horseshit, man. Bloom says "after about five years," the Waldos story emerged.
"A few of these Waldos" — um, this is Sloman talking again now — "surfaced and contacted High Times to set the record straight in 1997." Which is "about five years" if you're baked. So it checks out. Thanks for asking, man. About the pit-bull attack, too. Such a gritty question, man. Nondominantarm nondominantarm nondominantarm nondominantarm nondominantarm.
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