4/20 at 4:20

Pot smokers around the world unite on this holy day of April. As I walked through my friend's apartment complex today, I smelt more marijuana than at a Dave Matthew's Band concert.  It is now 4:20 p.m. exactly, central time, and I just received a call from my friend Brad, who has been smoking since 4:20 a.m. I have never heard someone sound more high in my life. He hardly ever smokes, but, I guess he decided to be completely cliche today.

I have never understood the desire to smoke, because A. it is illegal, B. it inhibits productivity, and C. I think I would like it if I tried it and that could be potentially bad. Anyways, I have always wondered why 4/20 was the selected date for this activity. I did some research... according to a very reliable source known as wikipedia, 4/20's origins stem off of a group of high school students from San Rafael, California who would meet at 4:20 p.m. everyday to smoke together. The celebration of 4/20 is huge at University of Colorado at Boulder, pulling in over 10,000 people in 2008 as seen in the following picture. 



Police have tried to stop the event, but have had no luck as the attendance grows each year.