420 (four-twenty) is a code word for cannabis and for the date 20 April (4/20 in US date format), observed in many countries as an informal cannabis holiday. "420 friendly" in a listing means cannabis use is accepted.
In practice
The most widely cited origin is a group of California high-school students in the early 1970s who met at 4:20 pm to smoke, with the phrase spread later through music and fan culture. Other popular explanations, such as a police code or the number of chemicals in cannabis, are myths.
For growers, the date is also a calendar marker: in the Northern Hemisphere, mid to late April is a common time to start seeds for an outdoor season. GenetixBay itself launches its community on 20 April 2027.
Don't confuse with
- Croptober: harvest season for outdoor growers in the Northern Hemisphere, around October.
Marijuana is a common name for drug-type cannabis flower; the word entered US English from Mexican Spanish and became the standard term in 20th-century law.Heady is slang for things made with exceptional craft and care, from hand-blown glass to small-batch flower; it signals artisan quality and insider culture.A cannabis connoisseur judges flower and hash on aroma, flavour, cure, smoke and genetics history rather than THC percentage or looks.
