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Amazing that this guy wrote an article about it and seems somewhat in the dark about it! This legend was already going around college dorms in the late 198
by JohnBooty 3y ago
Amazing that this guy wrote an article about it and seems somewhat in the dark about it!
This legend was already going around college dorms in the late 1980s.
Absolutely, yes.
I heard it from older stoner-type kids while I was in high school in the early 90s in the pre-web. While not entirely possible, there is close to zero chance they heard it through digital means.
I hope we never get a definitive answer. I hope it stays a myth like the origin of "420".
Also, from the article:
Hardly anyone knew about it,
lol, this was fairly common knowledge in my high school. I swear to god probably five different people told me about the Dark Side / Oz thing.
- msla 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture) > In 1971, five high school students in San Rafael, California,[5][6] used the term "4:20" in connection with a plan to search for an abandoned cannabis crop, based on a treasure map made by the grower.[7][8] Calling themselves the Waldos,[9][10] because their typical hang-out spot "was a wall outside the school",[11] the five students—Steve Capper, Dave Reddix, Jeffrey Noel, Larry Schwartz, and Mark Gravich[12]—designated the Louis Pasteur statue[13] on the grounds of San Rafael High School as their meeting place, and 4:20 pm as their meeting time.[11] The Waldos referred to this plan with the phrase "4:20 Louis". After several failed attempts to find the crop, the group eventually shortened their phrase to "4:20", which ultimately evolved into a code-word the teens used to refer to consuming cannabis.[7]
- JohnBooty 3y agoAlso from the article: Another San Rafael group claims to have originated the term before the Waldos We don't know!