Cannabis slang
four-twenty[fɔː ˈtwɛnti]
Definition:
For Cannabis aficionados, 420 refers to a time when marijuana is used. It might be 4:20 AM or 4:20 PM. Annually speaking, it could point to April 20 or 4/20. This 420 code is also a standard reference on marijuana goods.
Around the world, the number 420 has become a code for smoking marijuana. It even becomes an opportunity to raise cannabis awareness.
Tracing its history, 420’s origins from a group of high school boys known as “Waldoes.” They came across a hand-drawn map supposedly locating an abandoned marijuana plantation. They decided to search for it, and they meet every time at 4:20 PM. The Waldoes never discovered the cannabis crop. They did, however, spend a lot of time driving about and consuming marijuana while hunting for it.
Through the years, 420 has become a moniker for the marijuana niche.
