At the University of Vermont, April 20 is a day when students gather in 
public (e.g. on the lawn in front of the library) to smoke dope 
together.  It's kind of a civil disobedience event.  I don't know where 
the custom originated, but it's been going on at UVM for about 10 
years.  (Recently the administration cracked down, and refused to let 
the students gather).
Robyn Warhol




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On Sep 15, 2005, at 1:38 PM, S Powell wrote:

> I have the term used on local radio stations out of Toronto, Canada. 
> Played as a cue to light up. It seems to have relevance to the ending 
> of the work day (I think).
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve Powell
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> On Sep 15, 2005, at 1:03 PM, David Fahey wrote:
>
>> My undergraduate students say 420 is marijuana slang, originating in 
>> California, that originally announced that a group would smoke a 
>> joint at 4:20.  Anybody with clearer information?
>>