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420 holds a significant meaning for marijuana enthusiasts around the world. The most intriguing discussion around \u201c420\u201d is that no one seems to agree on exactly why 420 is such a special number. Depending on who you ask, or their state of 420-ness, there are as many varieties of answers as there are strains of Indica in Colorado.<\/p>\n

The origin of the term 420, celebrated worldwide by weed enthusiasts every April 20th, has long been \u201cspaced\u201d by the clouded memories of the folks who made it a phenomenon.<\/p>\n

Of the various legends, myths and theories, which do you believe\u2026?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Myth:<\/strong>\u00a0 Some say the 420 legend originated in 1939 with the science fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft in a short story about an explorer traveling to the planet Venus who falls under the influence of a \u201challucinogenic mirage plant\u201d that sounds a lot like marijuana. When the explorer\u2019s \u201ctrip\u201d subsides, the man is surprised to find the time was only 4:20 \u2013 only H.P. himself can confirm or deny this reference.<\/p>\n

Legend:<\/strong>\u00a0 Another legend says 4:20 was the time a group of teenagers in the 1970s would meet near their high school in San Rafeal, CA to smoke weed together \u2013 we may be able to find one of these rebels to confirm this one\u2026..<\/p>\n

Theory:<\/strong>\u00a0 The California police dispatch code for \u201cmarijuana smoking in progress\u201d \u2013 according to noted urban mythbuster\u00a0Snopes.com<\/a>, Section 420 of the California penal code refers to obstructing entry on public land.<\/p>\n

Myth: \u00a0<\/strong>It is Hitler\u2019s birthday \u2013 personally I prefer not to think about that crazy little man while I\u2019m kicked back on my deck enjoying the comforts of Mary Jane and the panoramic snow cap view at sunset.<\/p>\n

Legend:<\/strong>\u00a0 Tea time in Holland \u2013 yes this may be\u2026. and \u201cit\u2019s five o\u2019clock somewhere\u201d. No, 420 is also not the date that cannabis was legalized in pot paradise Amsterdam.<\/p>\n

Theory:<\/strong>\u00a0 There are approximately 420 identified chemicals in marijuana \u2013 when there are currently 315 known natural chemicals in marijuana.<\/p>\n

Myth:<\/strong>\u00a0 Wavy-Gravy, a hippie icon with his own ice cream flavor had been hanging out with the Grateful Dead for decades. He suggests it began \u201csomewhere in the foggy mists of time. \u2013 what time is it now? When is eternity\u2026..<\/p>\n

Legend:<\/strong>\u00a0 The Grateful Dead may have started or expanded 420. One way may have been that they stayed in room 420 while on tour. Deadheads spread the wake-and-bake message of 420 around the country \u2013 our sources confirm the Grateful Dead did not always stay in Room 420 in hotels on the road.<\/p>\n

Theory: \u00a0<\/strong>420 was the number of a bill in the U.S. Congress (SB 420) to legalize weed \u00ad\u2013 in 2003, California Senate Bill 420 (SB 420), also known as the Medical Marijuana Program Act, established guidelines for Proposition 215, such as how many plants and how much processed cannabis a medical marijuana patient is allowed to have. Oddly, the specific legislator, clerk or aide who apparently numbered the bill in a nod to the 420 tradition has never been identified.<\/p>\n

Myth: \u00a0<\/strong>420 come from a Bob Dylan song\u00a0<\/span><\/em>\u2013\u00a0<\/span>t<\/em>his is the most charming tale of all. In \u201cRainy Day Woman #12 and #35,\u201d Dylan repeatedly chants, \u201cEverybody must get stoned!\u201d Even more convincingly, 12 multiplied by 35 equals 420! Very creative but Bob may have been too stoned to do the math!<\/p>\n

Legend: \u00a0<\/strong>Snoop Dogg (now Snoop Lion) said in 2009, \u201cMe and Willie Nelson recorded [a] song in Amsterdam on 4\/20, 2009. It was a beautiful day, it was a roomful of smoke. It was historic.\u201d The song, of course, was \u201cRoll Me Up and Smoke Me (When I\u2019m Gone)\u201d.<\/p>\n

Theory: \u00a0<\/strong>Tell us your Theory\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n

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