| 420 originally "4:20 Louis" | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Louis_Pasteur_statue,_San_Rafael_High_School_(crop).jpg) Statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High School, by Benny Bufano (1940),[1][2] site of the earliest 4:20 gatherings in 1971 | |
| Observed by | Cannabis counterculture, legal reformers, entheogenic spiritualists, and general users of cannabis |
| Type | Secular |
| Significance | Time/date to celebrate cannabis |
| Observances | Cannabis consumption, traditionally cannabis smoking, dispensary discounts |
| Date | 4:20 p.m./April 20 |
| Frequency | Daily, annually |
420, 4:20 or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for marijuana and hashish consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 p.m. (16:20). It also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20 (4/20 in U.S. date form).[3][4]
- ^ "Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California". November 20, 1954. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Chronicle, San Francisco (1962). The San Francisco Chronicle Reader. McGraw-Hill. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ King, Matt (April 24, 2007). "Thousands at UCSC burn one to mark cannabis holiday". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007.
- ^ McCoy, Terrence (April 18, 2014). "The strange story of how the pot holiday '4/20' got its name". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 18, 2020.