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4/20 in WeHo: How a Teen Treasure Hunt Became a Global Cannabis Movement

Summary by wehoonline.com
Five teenagers with a hand-drawn map in 1971 set off a chain of events that turned 4/20 in WeHo into the center of a global cannabis movement.
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The 4/20, held every April 20th, has ceased to be a simple code among friends to become a global social movement that promotes the decriminalization of cannabis, its regulation and the recognition of its medicinal use. What began as a discreet practice, today occupies public squares, social networks and legislative debates. The origin dates back to the 1970s in California, when a group of students known as the “Waldos” adopted the number 420 as …

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wehoonline.com broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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