Also known as 4/20, four-twenty, the weed number, 4:20, the hashish number, the cannabis number, April 20, April 20th
code-term that refers to the consumption of cannabis
Key facts
- 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 (4:20 p.m.), annually (April 20)
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Encyclopedic overview
420 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for cannabis consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 p.m., and annual cannabis-oriented celebrations, protests, and advocacy held on 4/20, the U.S. notation for April 20.
Origins
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “420” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.