April 20th, or 420th day, is an important date on the calendar. Although this number is a play on today's date, it actually commemorates “Weed Day,” or the day of cannabis in popular culture.
The phrase “420” is actually a nickname for a drug derived from the cannabis plant that is classified as a hallucinogen.
Apart from its recreational uses, this plant also has multiple medicinal and even spiritual properties.
This day is celebrated all over the world.
420: What's in the numbers?
Why does 420 have anything to do with cannabis?
According to Steve Hager, former editor of a marijuana news outlet, high times, This phrase was coined by a group of high school students in the 1970s.
The students smoked marijuana every day at 4:20 p.m., eventually jokingly naming their routine “420.”
according to vox, this ritual spread and soon 420 became the code for smoking marijuana. Eventually, it was converted to 4/20 on the calendar, and a day of celebration was born.
Other 420 origin theories include the belief that the number is a California police or marijuana criminal code. However, there is no evidence to support those claims.
For another, marijuana reportedly contains 420 active chemicals, and scientists claim it's actually much more than that.
Some lesser-known theories include:
- Short story authors HP Lovecraft and Kenneth Starling Inside the walls of Elix The narrator describes a “strange mirage plant” that appears to be high. According to the time in the story, it was around 4:20.
- When it comes to Bob Dylan songs, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (12x 35 = 420) In this he sings about being “stoned.”
- The standard tea time in the Netherlands is 16:20 (or 4:20), and its capital is Amsterdam, the “mecca” of cannabis use.
Is cannabis legal in South Africa?
In recent years, South Africa's judicial system has decriminalized the personal use of cannabis in private homes by adults over the age of 18.
This means South Africans can grow and smoke cannabis and weed in the comfort of their homes.
In South Africa, the drug has several 'street names', including marijuana, cannabis, 'daga', 'ganja' and 'mbange'.
according to my cannabis, In 2018, the Constitutional Court legalized medical cannabis. It also decriminalized the personal use and cultivation of cannabis for personal consumption by adults.
Although classified as a landmark ruling, the Private Cannabis Bill strictly prohibits the commercial sale and distribution of drugs, except for medical use.
THC VS CBD – What’s the difference?
Over the years, cannabis-infused products have saturated the market.
Products such as edibles, health and beauty products, food, and beverages may contain natural compounds such as cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
according to health lineCBD is derived from hemp or cannabis and does not produce the “high” sensation associated with cannabis.
THC contains psychoactive compounds such as:
