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The question was put to the group by a member, asking just what 420 is. Being somewhat of an expert in marijuana consumption, I felt it was up to me to explain. The original story of 420 begins with five fellow students -- all of whom assumed the nom de pot Waldo -- who met after school at the appointed hour to smoke some of Californias finest, and occasionally searched for a hidden pot field theyd heard about in the hills outside town. 1971 - Five San Rafael High School students christen the term 4:20, meeting daily at that hour to share a smoke under the schools statue of Louis Pasteur. The original password: 420 Louis. 1972 - Carmen Electra is born on 4/20 in Cincinnati. 1973-1989 - 420 languishes in obscurity, passed along from stoner to stoner as a completely underground grassroots phenomenon. 1990 - A mysterious flyer promoting 420 circulates at Grateful Dead shows, especially in Northern California. A copy of the flyer finds its way from a show in Oakland to HIGH TIMES offices in New York. San Rafael was the home of Grateful Dead Productions, supporting a link back to the original Waldos, who are not mentioned in the flyer. 1991 - HIGH TIMES publishes the text of the mysterious flyer, which claims that 420 started in San Rafael, CA, as a police code for marijuana smoking in progress. It also promotes the grandmaster of all holidays: 4/20, or April 20th. 1994 - Clocks in Quentin Tarantinos Pulp Fiction are set at 4:20. 1995 - The Cannabis Action Network stages its first annual 4/20 Ball in San Francisco at Maritime Hall. The event begins and ends at 4:20. 1997 - HIGH TIMES launches 420, taking 420 into the digital world. 1998 - HIGH TIMES debunks the marijuana smoking in progress theory and declares the Waldos the true originators of 420 after the group produces letters and posters to prove this claim. 1999 - Columbine: The worst thing to happen on 4/20 since Hitler was born 90 years earlier. 2002 - The original Waldos reunite at the HIGH TIMES Doobie Awards in New York City to present a lifetime achievement award to their favorite band, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, who reunite for one night only and perform their classic marijuana anthem Panama Red. 2003 - Carmen Electra marries Janes Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. 2004 - Clocks in Sophia Coppolas Lost in Translation are set at 4:20. Coppola and Tarantino become an item. 2005 - HIGH TIMES suggests moving 4:20 to 5:20: When youre working a 9-to-5 job, sometimes its worth waiting the extra hour. PRESENT - You finished reading this 420 timeline.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:44:40 +0000

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