Happy 4/20!

Stoners rejoice, it’s that time of the year again. The official day of cannabis is here.

420 is the (un)official day of cannabis aficionados globally and signals a time to spark up for those who are into weed.

The name derives from a Californian group of students in Marin County named the ‘Waldos’ who would meet regularly at 4:20pm at a statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High school in search of a rumoured cannabis plant that grew within the school grounds.

The Waldos would frequently use the code word ‘420’ to inform one another when they would be searching for the plant until eventually the term simply became a code for sparking up. Eventually, the phrase caught alight and found its way into the holy grail of cannabis, ‘High Times’ magazine.

Now, on the 20th day of the fourth month (April 20th) each year, the ever-growing cannabis community celebrates their love for the plant.

For the more dedicated fans of cannabis, 420 falls at precisely 4:20PM every single day, but that’s a different story entirely.

As cannabis has become increasingly legal across the world, 4/20 is a time of discounted prices in dispensaries, new product launches, and booming sales. Even organizations outside of the cannabis industry pay homage to cannabis on…