Why is 420 related to pot

They held ideas meetings at 4. Twenty years later another publication, Magazine, reported a claim by a rival group of San Rafael old boys that they had invented the term.

But the Waldos, who have shown letters and other items to High Times, vigorously defend their version. Bloom says the term has served as a sort of semi-private code, and cannabis smokers tend to spot it everywhere - building numbers, prices, even clocks in the film Pulp Fiction.

After the mile marker on the Interstate highway in Colorado was repeatedly pinched, officials recently replaced it with a Bloom wrote that "" was originally California police code for smoking pot.

But it turns out the story on the flyer was horseshit. Bloom says "after about five years," the Waldos story emerged. Which is "about five years" if you're baked.

So it checks out. This one's pretty simple. Oh how nice this would be, to trace the high holiday back to one of the best artists to listen to while engaging in the devil's lettuce. But alas, even though the song was recorded in , well before the Waldos did their thing, it's highly unlikely this is our one true source.

This one's a shut and closed case, too. Although it has been stated that there are "more than chemical compounds" in a cannabis plant, no one ever clearly stated that that number is There are a couple of theories having to do with the police and Congress, too.

The first, referring to what police would utter over the radio should they see you buying a baggie, is incorrect. Unfortunately that radio code is for homicide. The one about Congress? Well, it's not that the two aren't related.

There is a bill in the California Senate numbered , but it's named for the staple of cannabis culture, not because of it.

In addition to the widespread smoking of cannabis which occurs on 20 April, several events also take place to mark the occasion. This year will be very different for as many countries around the world remain under lockdown during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

This means that large-scale events that often take place on 20 April, where people meet to smoke, are cancelled. In thousands of cannabis users met in Hyde Park, London, in celebration of and to protest the existing laws prohibiting use and possession of cannabis in the UK.

In the US, where originated, organised rallies normally take place in states including Colorado, California, Michigan, and Florida. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?