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Why 420 Proves We Need To Rethink The Way We Label Cannabis Users

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 09:50

Every April 20, you can expect to find your regular gamut of “potheads,” cannabis aficionados, casual smokers, canna-bros and industry experts gather at Hippie Hill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to celebrate all things weed for the biggest stoner holiday of the year, 420.

Legend has it, 420 started in the early ’70s with just a few San Rafael high school kids meeting up at the same spot every afternoon to smoke some ganja. The term “420” grew to be a type of password helping fellow stoners identify one another in the underground cannabis scene.

The number marks not only the most visible day of the year for cannabis users, but it also represents a state of mind. While I’m just as passionate as the next person about legalizing cannabis in the US (and the rest of the world for that matter), I won’t get into the politics of why we...

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