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Pot Holiday Goes Mainstream

Goofy 'holiday' becomes touchstone for legalization advocates

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2009 2:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – Marijuana enthusiasts will toke up today in celebration of 420, the pot holiday that corresponds to the code for pot consumption across the nation, the Monitor reports. The term 420 was hatched in 1971 by a dozen high school pot smokers who used to meet...   Read full story »

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