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420 (cannabis culture)
Number referring to cannabis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
420, 4:20 or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for marijuana and hashish consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 p.m. (16:20). It also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20 (4/20 in U.S. date form).[3][4]
Quick Facts 420 originally "4:20 Louis", Observed by ...
420 originally "4:20 Louis" | |
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![]() Statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High School, by Benny Bufano (1940),[1][2] site of the earliest 4:20 gatherings in 1971 | |
Observed by | Cannabis counterculture, legal reformers, entheogenic spiritualists, and general users of cannabis |
Type | Secular |
Significance | Time/date to celebrate cannabis |
Observances | Cannabis consumption, traditionally cannabis smoking, dispensary discounts |
Date | 4:20 p.m./April 20 |
Frequency | Daily, annually |
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