So, what the hell is 420?
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So, what the hell is 420?
LOL, interesting.
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, 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.
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.
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." your teenagers will not
have that same option.
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, 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.
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.
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." your teenagers will not
have that same option.
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Re: So, what the hell is 420?
Wow L-K, you must really be bored right now


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Re: So, what the hell is 420?
lol, L-K whats up with your informative posts? Maybe we should open a new forum named " Th3 internetz explained by L-K"

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Re: So, what the hell is 420?
How much weed did you smoke before compiling all this? lol
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Re: So, what the hell is 420?
Lol amane.
Sweeett,
Theres sum shit of that with the 9/11 crap , like ill try to find it.
ARS FTW , i miss ARS
Sweeett,
Theres sum shit of that with the 9/11 crap , like ill try to find it.
ARS FTW , i miss ARS

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