‘420’: Is cannabis consumption legal in South Africa?

The 20th of April – or 420 – is a significant date on the calendar. Although the number is a play on today’s date, it actually marks “Weed Day,” or cannabis in popular culture.

The phrase “420” is actually a nickname for the drug derived from the cannabis plant, which is classified as a hallucinogen. The students would smoke marijuana at 16:20 every day and eventually jokingly labelled their daily routine “420”., the ritual spread, and soon 420 became code for smoking marijuana. Eventually, it was converted into 4/20 for calendar purposes, and the day of celebration was born.

Other 420 origin theories include the belief that the number is the California police or penal code for marijuana. However, there’s no evidence to support those claims.describe “curious mirage-plants” in which the narrator appeared to get the narrator high off. According to the time in the story, it’s around 4:20.16:20 is standard tea time in The Netherlands, of which the capital city is Amsterdam, the “Mecca” of cannabis use.

SOUTH Africa's top court rules that private, personal cannabis use is legal; Parliament to draft new laws in 24 months.Although categorised as a landmark ruling, the “Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill” strictly prohibits the commercial sale and distribution of the drug, except in the case of medical use.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

East Africa: Ethiopia Set to Join EAC, Pushing Bloc Population to 420 MillionEthiopia is on the brink of becoming the newest member state of the East Africa Community (EAC), a development that will augment the population within the regional bloc to 420 million people, thereby expanding the total number of countries to nine.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

South Africa: Will South Africa's Voters Survive the Disinformation Deluge?The biweekly report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) sheds light on what they describe as concerning trends in online activity leading up to South Africa's general elections.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

South Africa: 30 Years On, South Africa Still Dismantling Racism and Apartheid's LegacyRethabile Ratsomo said it's the little things that remind her of her perceived 'place' in South African society.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

South Africa: EFF and MK Party Dominate South Africa's Online Election DebateIn the lead-up to South Africa's 2024 national elections, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) are dominating the online conversation, according to this biweekly report from the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change, which analyzed the conversation between 18 March and 1 April 2024.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Nigeria/South Africa: Paris 2024 - Minister Charges Super Falcons to Break Jinx in South AfricaThe Minister of Sports Development, John Owan Enoh, has tasked the Super Falcons of Nigeria to defeat their South African counterparts in the second leg of their Olympic qualifiers on Tuesday in Pretoria.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

South Africa: Zimbabwean Migration to South Africa - How Technology Helps Keep Families TogetherAnalysis - Political instability and economic decline in Zimbabwe have accelerated migration to South Africa in the last two decades. Because of the overriding socio-economic focus of the migration, people often fail to understand the effects on the migrants and their families.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »