The Mystery of 420's Origins (1986?) w/ Ellen Scanlon
This Day in Esoteric Political History
Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia
4.6 • 982 Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2022
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
It’s April 20th. 4-20 is a de facto holiday in weed culture, with murky origins and an interesting future as a day of activism and policy conversation.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Ellen Scanlon, host of “How To Do The Pot,” to discuss the many competing theories about where 420 came from as a touchstone. Plus they discuss how the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana may change the meaning of the day.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to this day in esoteric political history from radiotopia. |
| 0:07.0 | My name is Jody Avergan. |
| 0:09.0 | Today's episode is coming out on April 19th, but this episode is all about April 20th, |
| 0:15.1 | 420, and maybe a good part of our audience just instinctively just now went, oh hey |
| 0:20.4 | 420, I've heard of that. That date does mean something to some people. |
| 0:24.7 | 420 is a touchstone date, a time of day as well for weed enthusiasts. At the college I went to, |
| 0:30.1 | I will say it was a de facto school holiday. If you do get high on |
| 0:34.2 | 420 one of the most interesting debates you can have is about where 420 came |
| 0:39.5 | from the origin of 420 because it is full of mystery and competing theories and foundational events that tell us a lot about the history and policy around cannabis. |
| 0:49.1 | So here to try and get to the bottom of this mystery and mark this holiday I suppose is our special guest Ellen |
| 0:55.4 | Scanlon host of the podcast how to do the pot which is all about weed and |
| 0:59.7 | cannabis culture and economics and in particular demystifying cannabis for women. |
| 1:04.1 | Really wonderful show and Ellen we are so happy to have you here. |
| 1:07.3 | Thanks for joining us. |
| 1:08.3 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:09.7 | And of course with us as always, |
| 1:11.6 | Nicole Hammer of Columbia |
| 1:12.7 | and Kelly Carter Jackson of Wesley. |
| 1:14.3 | Hello there. |
| 1:15.0 | Hello, Jody. |
| 1:16.3 | Hey there. |
| 1:17.6 | So Ellen, we'll get into some of the possible origin stories, |
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