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Apr 19, 2024 · 420 origins traced to San Rafael's 'Waldos' By Aja Seldon Published April 19, 2024 11:11am ... Cannabis fans will have an opportunity to celebrate in the city of San Francisco after all. The city ...
- Aja Seldon
- San Rafael High School: The Birthplace of 420
- The Influence of The Grateful Dead
- 420 Still Going Strong
It all started back in 1971, in the small town (now mid-sized city) of San Rafael, across the bay from San Francisco. That year, there was a group of friends who attended San Rafael High School who referred to themselves as The Waldos, in reference to the fact that they hung out together by a specific wall at school (no joke). Late that summer (or ...
Infamous band The Grateful Deadwas making their way across the San Francisco Bay just as The Waldos’s catchphrase was gathering steam in the area. Once the band caught wind of the buzzword and began using it, it became embedded in the band’s culture. The Grateful Dead hopped from city to city in the months and years that followed, turning a high sc...
More than 40 years later, 420 is still a beloved term synonymous with cannabis culture, and society’s growing acceptance of cannabis has many optimistic about the future of this cherished plant. Its true beauty lies in the way that each person can enjoy cannabis on their own terms. Whether your migraines are mitigated, your pain eased or you just w...
The Waldos™ all agreed to meet at 4:20 p.m. at the statue of chemist Louis Pasteur on the campus of San Rafael High. They met, got high, and drove out to search for the patch. In the ensuing school days the Waldos would use the term ‘420 Louie™’ to remind each other of their after school quest. They eventually dropped the 'Louie' part ...
Apr 19, 2022 · Well, they’re all part of the origin story of how 420 methodically worked its way from a secret code to mainstream weed lingo. In 1971, five San Rafael High School students were tired of Friday ...
- Christian Orozco
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- christian.orozco@latimes.com
Apr 19, 2019 · This Friday, April 13, 2018, photo shows a San Rafael High School newspaper from June 1974 referencing 420, that is stored at a bank vault in San Francisco. Friday is April 20, or 420.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 October 2024. Number referring to cannabis 420 originally "4:20 Louis" Statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High School, by Benny Bufano (1940), site of the earliest 4:20 gatherings in 1971 Observed by Cannabis counterculture, legal reformers, entheogenic spiritualists, and general users of cannabis ...
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Apr 19, 2024 · Marijuana advocates are gearing up for Saturday, April 20, 2024. Known as 4/20, marijuana’s high holiday is marked by large crowds gathering in parks, at festivals and on college campuses to smoke together. This year, activists can reflect on how far the movement has come. Medical marijuana is now legal in 38 states.
