First, there is no
police code "420". There are no police codes referring to any particular drug, marijuana included. It's time to bury this myth.
4:20 was the designated time for a small group of smokers at San
Rafael High School in California to meet at a specific location and light up. The number originates some time around
1971. It has since been adopted by smokers the world over as the "universal time to get high."