420: why is international Weed Day celebrated on April 20?
If you're partial to the odd puff of a joint, you'll likely know that 420 is slang for dagga. But do you know how weed got this numerical nickname in the first place?, the term dates back to the seventies when a group of American high school students would gather together at 4:20pm to smoke weed.
Why such a random time? It's when most of their extra murals would be finished, so they'd all be free to get high together. Since 420 also translates as 4/20 on the calendar, April 20 was declared Weed Day in cannabis culture.
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