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Provides brief information about the origins of marijuana slang term "420," which "began ... in 1971 as a bit of slang casually used by a group of high school kids at San Rafael High School in California." Includes references in popular culture. From Urban Legends Reference Pages.
http://www.snopes.com/language/stories/420.htm
Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions, Plants by Name

Last updated Sep 23, 2003


Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade view detail comment email this

This site contains "over 2,000 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity." Browsable by drug names and types. From the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/
Topics: Dictionaries, Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, English Language, Language, Mental Conditions

Last updated Dec 5, 2001




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