A day for EVERYTHING! Sheesh!

~Asalamu' alaykum~

These gore people always haveta come up w/ some "DAY," for everything! National Peanut Day, Pecan Pie Day, Corn on the Cob Day, I mean dude, come on! (btw these are all true days..lol) So, today is April 20th, 4/20, 420, 4:20, Hitler's B-day, the day of the Columbine shootings, or...more notoriously, National Pot Day. (astaghfurallah)


How do I know this? Well, I did grow up in California. I remember kids in high school running around trying to bury their weed in the baseball field because they didn't want to get caught, especially because all the school officials were aware that it was 420. I'd like to point out that i'm from a very WASP-y neigborhood, where kids come from highly afluent families, but that doesn't prevent kids from smoking! Hell no, having money only makes it easier! If thats a shock to you, well then you should probably step outta your bubble....

So what's 420? I'm including this lil blurb about what the day is all about to inform those that are unaware. I think its important to know whats going on around us and thats why I wrote about 420. I hope no one believes that i'm in any way supporting this or agreeing w/ it!

In the 21st Century, 420 is firmly established as a code amongst tokers, a time
of day and even sort of a toker's New Year's Day. Whatever the real story
is, 420 has been an important part of the marijuana culture since the 1970's.
The significance of 420 has been kept underground and is mostly known only among
marijuana smokers. Many non-smokers aren't aware of the symbolism when they see
someone wearing a T-shirt or baseball cap that says 420 across the front. When
the 420 icon is somehow discreetly worked into a mainstream product like a film,
marijuana users take notice. The film Pulp Fiction is rumored to have had all
clocks throughout the movie set to 4:20. Marijuana smokers familiar with the
symbol picked up on it—most people, however, did not. While some marijuana
smokers are using 420 as a code that enables them to openly speak about
marijuana in front of parents or teachers. 420 has been to some, a sacred symbol
for nearly 30 years. Simply put, 420 is a symbol of cannabis and its culture.
Today, April 20th events are international, and 4:20 pm has become sort of a
world wide "burn time".

I pray that Allah {swt} keep us away from what is harmful and dangerous to us. I pray that he make us strong in our Iman. {Ameen}

wasalaam :)

*** article from http://www.concept420.com/what-is-420.htm***