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Visit 420 Louis Pasteur Statue, San Rafael, California
Of the many origin stories for the term 420 as code for all things herbal, the most credible traces back to 1971, to this statue of Louis Pasteur on the campus of San Rafael High. San Rafael High School opened in 1888. The school's current campus opened in 1924.
The school is cited as the origin (1971) of the time and codeword 420 in cannabis culture; originally "420" served as a code word for "The Waldos", a group of marijuana users who would meet in front of the 1940 Benny Bufano statue of Louis Pasteur at 4:20 p.m. to smoke marijuana, both near the statue and at other clandestine locations on campus grounds. The "420" moniker was in widespread use on campus during the 1974-1976 timeframe by the school stoner community. As the usage spread, the original connotations of the term "420" faded away.
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