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Happy 420!

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  Local grow and dispensary in Washoe Valley.  They threw a 420 party one year when it fell on a weekend, and they will be the first location in Nevada to receive a consumption lounge license.  They have a lovely balcony that I look forward to partaking on. Sol on Instagram There is no one explanation for why pot smokers celebrate the day. One theory comes from a group of teenagers in California who would gather at 4:20pm to toke up.  One of those kids then became a roadie for The Grateful Dead, and at one show in 1990, they handed out flyers to meet on 4/20 at 4:20. One recipient was Steven Bloom, reporter for  High Times , a marijuana magazine.  Once they printed the date, it became part of the culture. The magazine was founded in 1974. Other 420 theories refer to a California police code and a Bob Dylan song: Rainy Day Women #12 and 35 12x35=420 and the lyrics state, "everybody must get stoned." Nowadays, there are many ways to get stoned.  Edibles ...