Why is 4/20 associated with weed and how did it start?
Saturday, 4/20, marks the marijuana culture’s high holiday when college students -- and other weed fans -- light up at 4:20 to celebrate the decades-old tradition.
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Saturday, 4/20, marks the marijuana culture’s high holiday when college students -- and other weed fans -- light up at 4:20 to celebrate the decades-old tradition.
420 doesn’t begin with the police, but rather in the 1970s with a group of students in California.
Saturday, 4/20, marks the marijuana culture’s high holiday when college students -- and other weed fans -- light up at 4:20 to celebrate the decades-old tradition.
<p>Bored teens plus a coincidental after-school meeting time plus a statue of Louis Pasteur plus a gig as a Grateful Dead roadie turned out to equal a viral piece of pot culture that is known worldwide today.</p>
There are many theories about why 4/20 was chosen as the date to celebrate, and some are much more credible than others.