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An ancient Akkadian name originating before the 5th century (400 CE). [47] ้บป (Má) Má, a Chinese name for hemp, predates written history and has been used to describe medical marijuana since at least 2700 BCE. It is the earliest recorded name. [48] [49] Hemp is recorded in the Book of Documents. [5] [26] Ma-kaña Bantu. [50] Maconha ...
Most slang names for marijuana and hashish date to the jazz era, when it was called gauge, jive, reefer. Weed is a commonly used slang term for drug cannabis. New slang names, like trees, came into use early in the twenty-first century. [2] [3] [4]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Number referring to cannabis 420 originally "4:20 Louis" Statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High School, by Benny Bufano (1940), site of the earliest 4:20 gatherings in 1971 Observed by Cannabis counterculture, legal reformers, entheogenic spiritualists, and general users of cannabis ...
420chan was an anonymous imageboard founded on 20 April 2005 [3] [4] [note 1] by hacker [5] and freelance web developer [6] Aubrey Cottle. [1] According to its founder, its name was a portmanteau of 420, a slang word originating in cannabis culture but now applicable to drug culture more generally, and 4chan, another imageboard website. [7]
420 did not originate as the Los Angeles police or penal code for marijuana use. [46] Police Code 420 is "juvenile disturbance", [47] and Penal Code 420 defines the prevention, hindrance, or obstruction of legal "entry, settlement, or residence" on "any tract of public land" as a misdemeanor. [48]
the names, legacies of post 420 —Robert C. Tiernan left Madrid-Waddington Central School at the age of 17 in 1960 and joined the Army, seeking adventure beyond his Waddington home.
Latin, or scientific name for the plant species Cannabis sativa, known for tall, sparsely branched stalks with long, narrow leaves. [See cannabis.] cannabis slang Cannabis has more than 1,200 slang names, including weed, a commonly used cannabis slang name. Additionally, there are many slang terms for consumption of cannabis, and describing the ...
The name is a reference to the larger 4chan [13] and the code term 420 of the cannabis subculture. Its boards included various drug-specific boards, [12] as well as a board featuring a chatbot named Netjester. [14]