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2007-03-25 11:09:26 · 4 answers · asked by puplov225 2 in Health Alternative Medicine

i know they were asking if i smoked weed but what does 420 mean?

2007-03-25 11:14:34 · update #1

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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." Fortunately, your teenagers will not have that same option

Also, there is no such police code... 420.

Hope this helps.

2007-03-29 07:16:39 · answer #1 · answered by deadgirl2020 2 · 0 0

At one point in time, 420 was a police code somewhere for possession of marijuana, and it grew from there. The date 4/20 is celebrated by many pot smokers. But my guess is they were just asking if you partook in that.

2007-03-25 18:16:18 · answer #2 · answered by Ashley B 2 · 0 0

"'420' entered drug parlance as a term signifying the time to light up a joint."
http://www.snopes.com/language/stories/420.htm

2007-03-25 18:32:52 · answer #3 · answered by Sancira 7 · 0 0

my best guess is do you smoke weed

2007-03-25 18:13:23 · answer #4 · answered by Nick 4 · 0 0

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