Have You Ever Wondered...
What 4:20 Is?




This page supplies possible reasons for the age-old association
as well as coincidences and connections between pot
and that magic number.


  • 4:20 is tea-time for pot-smokers in Holland
  • April 20th (4/20) is National Pot Smokers Day
  • 420 is a police code for a drug bust in Los Angeles
  • The first joint ever smoked was supposedly at 4:20
  • Bob Marley died at 4:20
  • There are approximately 420 active chemicals in THC
  • 4:20 was when many hippies could finally get out of detention
    and get to smoke their first joint of the day
  • All the clocks in Pulp Fiction are set to 4:20
  • 420 is hebrew for smoking (hmm...)
  • Chong was born at 4:20 on 4/20
  • Phish started all its sets at the Great Went at 4:20
  • Jerry Garcia apparentlydied at 4:23
    (with 3 minutes being the average time for THC to set in to one's system)
  • Boston's Song "Smokin'" is 4 minutes, 20 seconds.


Of course there are many others,
If you know of any
let me know