Is 420 a party or a protest? Actually, it’s both, says Barth

Thousands expected on Parliament Hill on April 20 for 'International Marijuana Day'

A full explanation of the origins and history of 420 can be easily found online, but the short version is this: In 1971 in San Rafael, Calif., a group of high school students known as The Waldos would meet after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke pot together. They would use the term “four 20&rd...

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