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April 21, 2021

Some South Africans Went Hard On 420

50 years ago, five Californian students used 420 as a code to mean meeting up to smoke weed, and now every year on April 20, the world lights up with them.

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We have the Waldos, a group of five students at San Rafael High School in California, to thank for the term ‘420’.

50 years ago, they used 420 as a code to mean meeting up to smoke weed, and now every year on April 20, the world lights up with them.

Whilst there is still a long way to go in terms of legalising cannabis in this country, it has been decriminalised for personal and private use, and the government says it has grand plans for South Africa’s industry going forward.

TimesLIVE compiled a few tweets showing South Africans enjoying themselves in celebration of 420, starting with this video:

Sounds like it’s working.

That contraption still has some way to go until it reaches the destructive power of whatever the hell this is:

I’m guessing that video is from the US, and I can’t help but feel like it’s a little wasteful.

Other South Africans also showed their 420 spirit:

Here are a few more goodies from the world of Twitter:

Thanks, Rihanna.

Hey, don’t let the date stop you from living your life.

[source:timeslive]

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