where did the term 420 come from in the weed community?

Answer 1

'420' began its sub-rosa linguistic career in 1971 as a bit of slang casually used by a group of high school kids at San Rafael High School in California. '420' (always pronounced "four-twenty," never "four hundred and twenty") came to be an accepted part of the argot within that group of about a dozen pot smokers, beginning as a reminder of the time they planned to meet to light up, 4:20 p.m. Keep in mind this wasn't a general call to all dope smokers everywhere to toke up at twenty past four every day; it was twelve kids who'd made a date to meet near a certain statue. It's thus incorrect to deem that '420' originated as a national or international dope-smoking time, even though the term began as a reference to a particular time of day.

Also, "Section 420 of the California penal code refers to obstructing entry on public land. The penal codes of other states list different entries for 420, but none of them matches anything having to do with marijuana." So it has nothing to do with a penal code or law.

And, further interesting info: "On 1 January 2004 the Governor of California signed that state's Senate Bill 420 which regulates marijuana used for medical purposes. This bill comes years after the term '420' was associated with marijuana and indeed its number likely was chosen because of the existing pop culture connection. This is the tail wagging the dog, not the other way around."



http://www.snopes.com/language/stories/4...

Answer 2

April 20, or 4/20 is hitlers Birthday.

And in my blue collar town that is the reason anyways. So it was probally started by stoner rednecks and caught on.

Answer 3

im pretty sure it was the police code for someone smoking weed.
like 10-4.

Answer 4

the time of day to get high