Cannabis has an ancient history of ritual use and has been used by religions around the world. The earliest evidence of cannabis smoking has been found in the 2,500-year-old tombs of Jirzankal Cemetery in the Pamir Mountains in Western China, where cannabis residue were found in burners with charred pebbles possibly used during funeral rituals.
420, 4:20, or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for marijuana and hashish consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 p.m (16:20 UTC).It also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20 (4/20 in U.S. form).
Cannabis, also known as marijuana or Cannabis sativa and among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes. [18] [19] [20] The main psychoactive part of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the 483 known compounds in the plant, [21] including at least 65 other cannabinoids ...