Today, cannabis users across the globe will be lighting up to celebrate The annual event is observed as a means of celebrating marijuana use, while also campaigning for it to become legalised in parts of the world where it is prohibited.
While is widely used in common vernacular in reference to the date of the event, it also relates to the origin of the observance, the history of which can be traced back to the early s in California. In , the five San Rafael High School students devised a secret code which they used to indicate to each other that they would meet later in the day to smoke cannabis. After saying "" to each other in passing in their school hallways, they would then meet at 4. Instead, it was used as a covert way to talk about marijuana — who was selling it, who wanted to buy it and who was already — right under the nose of teachers, parents and police officers.
They would know if I was saying, 'Are you stoned? Do I look stoned? Do you have any? Do you want to go off and get stoned? The band had recently relocated to San Rafael, and the Waldos had various connections: One of the kids' older brothers was a manager for bassist Phil Lesh's side project. Another one's father purchased real estate for them. They watched their dogs, were welcomed into their parties and Reddix even got a gig as a roadie for the band.
The band picked up on the "" habit and, soon after, so did the "Deadheads," well known for their particular interest in smoking weed before, during and after shows. Nearly 20 years later, the phrase would get national attention after High Times magazine published a flyer that explained the "code. More: 16th NJ medical marijuana dispensary now open in Neptune.
This is when you must get the day off work or school," it continues. The Waldos' website has multiple examples of how the number was an inside joke among their friends and at San Rafael High School. Major rallies occur across the country, particularly in places like Colorado, California, and 15 other states where marijuana has been legalized. But as support for marijuana legalization grows, the festivities are becoming more mainstream and commercialized.
As a result, marijuana businesses are looking to leverage the holiday to find more ways to sell and market their products. And that tells us a lot about how cannabis is changing in America as marijuana is legalized. Sign up to receive our newsletter each Friday.
Why April 20? Steven Hager, a former editor of the marijuana-focused news outlet High Times , told the New York Times that the holiday came out of a ritual started by a group of high school students in the s. As Hager explained, a group of Californian teenagers ritualistically smoked marijuana every day at pm. The ritual spread, and soon became code for smoking marijuana. Another theory is that there are active chemicals in marijuana, hence an obvious connection between the drug and the number.
Lovecraft and Kenneth Sterling. Some people just want to get high and have fun. In places where it is illegal to sell it, it is often given away on that day.
Some believe that the number refers to the anniversary of the deaths of Bob Marley or Jimi Hendrix. It does not. Neither died on April
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