Happy 4/20 to all
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First-Ever Nationwide Pro-Marijuana TV Ad Campaign Is Launched in Conjunction with ‘4/20′
NORML launches 7,770 nationwide TV ads that advocate for cannabis law reform; NORML expects record numbers of supporters to join the organization for the celebratory one-day price of $4.20
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0mEDE_w1xo]YouTube - Legalization: Yes We Can[/ame]
NORML launches 7,770 nationwide TV ads that advocate for cannabis law reform; NORML expects record numbers of supporters to join the organization for the celebratory one-day price of $4.20
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0mEDE_w1xo]YouTube - Legalization: Yes We Can[/ame]
A special 4/20 edition of the Greg Fitzsimmons Show on Howard101 tonight. Guest Joe Rogan will be talkin' 420.
There are many theories. In the 80's I was told it started in marin county (fairfax) as a radio code by police for pot smoking in progress during the 70's. More of a hint hint nudge nudge there's going to be a "safety meeting", than bust the pot head -tho.
the fairfax police probably copped their smoke from the waldos at san rafeal high, and the unofficial police code came as a result.
http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/marijuana/a/420meaning.htm
The Origin Revealed According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 50. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot. 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.
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, California Penal Code 420 defines as a misdemeanor the hindrance of use of public lands.
- 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.
- April 20th is 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 Holland. Tea time in Holland is at 5:30 pm, or is it 2:30 pm? Seems no one is quite sure when the wonderful people of Holland drink their tea.
http://parentingteens.about.com/gi/pages/poll.htm?linkback=http://parentingteens.about.com&poll_id=1712483051&poll=1&submit1=Submit%20Vote
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I've heard it referred to a lot of different ways but not that - the article was very interesting, Thank You "xan user".............. :idunno:
DARN must remember next year.............Thank You - LUV learning something new - pretty cool........... :flowers:
( wow I sound like a broken record )
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