I know what the term "420" means but how did it originate?

Question

for stoner history

indiana? I don't think so

Answer 1

in 1971, a group of teenagers at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California, calling themselves "The Waldos", used to meet after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke cannabis at the Louis Pasteur statue

Answer 2

I'd take the claims to know the origins of this term with a grain of salt, since the San Rafael origin story only shows up 20 or so years after the term is in use. Most likely some guy just started claiming to have invented the term once the "police code" story was proven to be false.

Answer 3

I agree with Apostate. I did a very quick research on it last year and most of the sources were saying what he just mentioned. The group met at school at 4:20pm to smoke pot. I'm not sure how or when it caught on to a national holiday for stoners but eh, it is an amazing one. And the modern concept of this has nothing to do with Hitler's birthday, although he was born on the day.

Answer 4

In 1977 in Gary Indiana.

Answer 5

I heard 420 came from hitlers birthday april 20th, but I doubt that is where it originated

Answer 6

It originated with the Ancient Druids. The only time that 420 was used is when they were into human sacrifices... It has a multitude of different reasons now, but that is when it was firsts used for the placement of the human body inorder to have it accepted by their gods............................................................

Answer 7

you mean hitler's birthday? back in 1884 when he was born...stoners picked it up and went with it...also spring time ritual of the ancient pagans to do drugs and take off their clothes and have orgies...pick one they all apply.