420's Origin Story Has a Radical Footnote
The term "420" traces back to 1971 Marin County high schoolers who met at 4:20pm to hunt an abandoned weed crop.
Their meetup spot: a Louis Pasteur statue made for the WPA by Benny Bufano, SF anti-fascist and radical bohemian.
The most countercultural holiday in America was born at the foot of a monument built by an anti-fascist. That's perfect.
The origin of 420 connects stoner culture to New Deal-era radical art history in a way nobody talks about.
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