As you know today is 420! The day we all know and some enjoy and honestly, any day of the week you can hear someone jokingly say “it’s 4:20!!” *add air horn sound* 

I thought while you’re between rips and passes we could talk about where this “holiday” began. 

Researching this I actually learned a lot so I hope you do too! 

Many think it could be the amount of chemicals in marijuana some associate it with a tea time in Holland. However, according to the history channel it all started in 1971 when some college athletes, also known as the Waldos,  were on a mission to find some crops that a supposed Coast Guard member was said to have planted and couldn’t tend to anymore. 

So The Waldos would meet at 4:20 to go in search of this free bud One of the original members of the Waldos, Steve Capper, told the Huffington Post, “We would remind each other in the hallways we were supposed to meet up at 4:20. It originally started out 4:20-Louis, and we eventually dropped the Louis.” 

According to legend they never found what they were looking for BUT the number 420 became a code for young people to talk about weed in front of adults. 

So how did this become so popular across the globe? With a little help from The Grateful Dead (would you expect anything less?) A Grateful Dead concert attendee was wandering through the hippies that would gather before Dead concerts, and a “Deadhead” handed him a flyer that said, “We are going to meet at 4:20 on 4/20 for 420-ing in Marin County at the Bolinas Ridge sunset spot on Mt. Tamalpais.” From there it spread like wildfire. To this day 4:20 lives on!

To close this very long blog, I will say that this day used to be an act of rebellion for younger Carrie but now it’s fun and full of joy especially when the weather is as nice as it was today! 

Thank you for reading, take care of yourself and enjoy your night! -Carrie Danger