420 Week Heralds New Poll That Confirms Pot's Popularity
By John Persinos
I was having dinner at my parent's house last Sunday when my sainted 91-year-old mother casually asked me whether she should start vaping medical marijuana for her arthritis. Taken aback, I suggested she pose the question to her physician.
Welcome to contemporary America, where at family gatherings you'll increasingly encounter mom, apple pie and…weed. Anecdotal evidence of the mainstreaming of marijuana, such as my mother's question to me, is abundant. But the empirical evidence is even more persuasive.
Case in point: A new poll released to coincide with the week of 420 reveals that a solid majority of Americans continue to support marijuana legalization.
First, some clarification about the 420 holiday and why it was appropriate to purposely release the poll results during the festivities this year.
The annual marijuana holiday, celebrated on April 20, begs the question: where did the numerals 420 come from? Therein you'll find many interesting urban legends.
Some point out that 420 is police code for "marijuana smoking in progress." Others note that 4/20 is Adolf Hitler's birthday, although I fail to see the connection between marijuana and Der Fuhrer. That said, historians have discovered in recent years that Hitler was constantly amped up on methamphetamine and cocaine. (Perhaps the Nazi salute should have been: "High Hitler.")
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