Code 420: what connects us fans of marijuana with this figure

The American drug culture, the number 420 is a special place. It can often be found where it is, and sing about marijuana and when in conversation say out loud, "420", then it is likely a hidden invitation to smoke pot. T-shirts, caps, belts, backpacks with this number suggests that the owner must "in the subject." Where did this code cannabis connoisseurs?

In the United States "420" means 4:20 p.m. (16: 20) — the standard time for Smoking marijuana or date 4/20 American standard, i.e., 4 APR. This day is an informal holiday fans of "grass" and Americans use it as a day of meetings and speeches on the issue of legalization of cannabis.

Why 4:20? It turns out that the tradition of Smoking was born in 1971 in California, in the San Rafael among the students of San Rafael High School. Boys and girls agreed at that time, immediately after the last lesson, to meet at the statue of Louis Pasteur. So first, the code looked like "420 Louis!" (eng. "420 Louis!"). When he was widespread, with only the number "420".

So 16.20 has become the equivalent of the British "time to tea", but for lovers of soft drugs. April 4, became an unofficial Day of marijuana is much later, with the beginning of mass demonstrations "legalize". In some areas of the United States, this date falls on a Week of earth (earth Week), in what many see as a special, sacred meaning.

Code "420" is often found in the compositions of rap artists in American movies. We who are not familiar with this symbol, it is difficult to notice it. For example, someone noticed that in the cult film of Quentin Tarantino's "pulp fiction" almost all hours, with rare exceptions, show 4:20?