Why is 420 associated with weed and where did it originate? Answering all your questions

Why is 420 associated with weed and where did it originate? Answering all your questions

It's April 20 (4/20), and millions of Americans, like every year, are celebrating the Marijuana holiday

What is 420 and how did 'weed day' get its name?

The UK’s biggest 420 gathering is in Hyde Park (Picture: Elliott Franks) This might not be the only day you smell cannabis in London’s Hyde Park, but 420 is the only time you’ll see thousands smoking together. Also known as ‘weed day’, 420 is the unofficial holiday of marijuana – almost a St Patrick’s Day for stoners. Every year around the world, people gather in public and in private to share a joint. For some it’s a protest, for some it’s conn…

The original 420 party in San Francisco changed the world

*This article first appeared on SFGATE.com Debby Goldsberry was nervous. It was the afternoon of April 20, 1997, and she was helping organize San Francisco’s first 4/20 weed party, a benefit for the Cannabis Action Network, or CAN. The organizers didn’t know if anyone would show up at Maritime Hall, yet when Goldsberry scanned the parking lot, she saw hundreds of people waiting to get in. “Once we opened the door, it was free for all, just the …