Origin of 420?

[Jaerl]

Why 420?
Where did it come from?
Why not like... 513?

[Andrew Nguyen]

Eh..I got this from wikipedia.org


420 (pronounced four-twenty) is a term used in North America as a discreet way to refer to cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with Cannabis culture. It is widely accepted that in the early 1970s, a group of teenagers at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California used to meet every day after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke cannabis at the Louis Pasteur statue.

Cannabis users gather on April 20 ("4/20" in the United States dating shorthand) to celebrate and consume cannabis. "420 friendly" is sometimes seen on advertisements for roommates, indicating that the current occupants are tolerant of cannabis users.

[User Name Here]

I was told that it was police code for marijuana.

[LIP]

There are 420 cannibinoids(sp) in cannabis.

No there isnt. Proof?

[Jaerl]

My police station around here's aderess is 420.. I'm jealous

[orangeman]

No there isnt. Proof?

I think that was more like a joke :p. Clever joke at that.

[LIP]

I think that was more like a joke :p.

Oh, i didnt get it. But i'll laugh to cover myself hahaha.

Who knows the origin - doesnt matter. Point is we have it, and it's a day we can all celebrate weed and know that almost every other toker will be doing the same thing/

[Reefer Rogue]

I was told that it was police code for marijuana.

You were told a lie.

The wikipedia version is the true and most accepted verison of how 420 originated.

[MadSativa]

THis qoute didnt work out I am refering to Andrew Neugyen(sorry if I like mudered your name bro.)

I have researched this alot and it did originat from the san rafel highschool and also the greatfull dead helped spread the word. Theres a vid on my station about the history on 420 and it seams pretty acurate however nobody realy positively knows where it came from, I always thought it was from the growers almanac, casue 420(april/20th) is when you plant weed out side so you can get a proper harvest in aug. or sept. If you wana check out the vid click on my name go to my home page then go to the weed playlist theirs like 250 vids:pimp: :pimp:

[MadSativa]

Lp that bubbles avitar is funny man

[MisterGreen]

all i know is that this 420 soming up will be my first and i'm hoping a really god one at that!

[LIP]

Its what like 10 people said in the last "origins of 420" thread. I assumed it was correct, guess it isnt. :(

Oh, that's ok then. It's those other idiots filling the world with force information!

[mattks1]

i found an article on this that listed over 100 valid meanings behind this, but the one most widely accepted is the one mentioned above about the kids at school.

[NextLineIsMine]

the Waldos are well known and definetly the most likely answer.

Im sure lots of stoned kids came up with theyre own stoned theories and as it was passed through the grape vine people began to say it like it was a fact.

Like the police radio thing for example