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According to Steve Bloom, an editor at High Times magazine, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School in 1971.
A group of about a dozen people who called themselves the Waldos met up to smoke marijuana at 4:20 pm every day. Rather than announce they were going to get high, they used the code "420."
Apparently, the term spread, and it became a way for restaurants and businesses to let customers know that they were "420 friendly." Over the years, its origins were lost, but the "code" stuck. April 20th (aka 4/20) eventually became known as Weed Day or Pot Smokers Day, and people all over frequently gather and smoke marijuana together to celebrate the day.
A group of about a dozen people who called themselves the Waldos met up to smoke marijuana at 4:20 pm every day. Rather than announce they were going to get high, they used the code "420."
Apparently, the term spread, and it became a way for restaurants and businesses to let customers know that they were "420 friendly." Over the years, its origins were lost, but the "code" stuck. April 20th (aka 4/20) eventually became known as Weed Day or Pot Smokers Day, and people all over frequently gather and smoke marijuana together to celebrate the day.
https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-does-420-mean-2606568
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