The 420 Obsession: Popular Cultural References.
What started as an undercover union of a handful of youths in the 1970's to get high, slowly slipped through the ageless boundaries of culture and generation, to bloom into a widely recognized movement.
Oh! Is it 420 by the way?
The era we live in is heavily dominated by oppressive law and orders that dictate the way one must live his life. This hasn't deterred pushing the counter-culture identification and obsession with the ubiquitous Cannabis Culture.
The term "420" has evolved from a meeting time for a group of teens in California in pursuit of weed to a code term used to refer to marijuana in general — a term popularized by the magazine High Times — to the point that April 20 (4/20) has practically become a holiday for pot smokers!
Here is a list collating several pop culture references and anecdotes to stir the obsessively high mind.
Enjoy!
* Pulp Fiction 420 : It is widely believed that several clocks (not all) appearing in the scenes of the cult classic movie - Pulp Fiction - were set to point to 4:20. So is true for another classic Hollywood flick - Lost in Translation.
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| Coincidence? |
* Family Guy 420 : The twelfth episode of the Seventh Season of the American sitcom Family Guy is pompously titled as 420. Yes! It was premiered the day before April 20 (4/20), focusing on celebrating the counterculture holiday for consumption of cannabis.
The plot has Stewie and Brian attempting to legalize marijuana!
The plot has Stewie and Brian attempting to legalize marijuana!
* 420 Blaze It : On July 8th, 2012, Tumblr user welcometothedankside posted an edited version of a Belgian comic panel, showing a father attempting to persuade his six-year-old daughter to smoke marijuana by saying “420 blaze it faggot”
Within the next seven months, the post received over 48,300 notes!
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| Smoke it will you? (Source: KnowYourMeme) |
* California Senate Bill 420 : Signed by the Governor of California, the bill regulates marijuana used for medical purposes.
* Bill Maher's 4/20 : Renowned American comedian and political commentator petitioned Congress to create a National Weed Day and performed a reading of “Twas the Night Before 4/20.” on his famous talk show: Real Time with Bill Maher.
Sign the petition here: http://itsh.bo/420Day
* Saturday Night Live's 420 : "In celebration of his favorite holiday, a stoner revisits the history of marijuana culture, wishing everyone a very smoky 420!"
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not included in the list above?
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