Marijuana Users Nationwide Mark April As A Celebration Of The Illegal Drug

Weed. Pot. Reefer. Ganja. Dope. Mary Jane. Schwag. Cannabis. Chronic.

Artists from Willie Nelson to Dr. Dre have inundated American pop culture with these terms.

But even with the abundance of marijuana references in art, literature, music and film, many people woke up this morning without realizing today's significance.

Pot smokers nationwide acknowledge today ­ April 20 or "4-20" ­ as the day to celebrate marijuana use.

But few people ­ marijuana "tokers" or otherwise ­ can legitimately say they know how or why 4-20 came to be the marijuana holiday.

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