Meet The Founding Fathers Of 420: The Waldos | Forbes
Meet The Founding Fathers Of 420: The Waldos | Forbes
In 1971, a group of high school students invented a numerical code for stoners that has grown into the ultimate high holiday. Fifty years later, federal legalization for marijuana is no longer a pipe dream—and cannabis is poised to become America’s next $100 billion industry.
Today, on the 50th anniversary of 420, the U.S. government still considers cannabis one of the most dangerous drugs and technically speaking, every CEO, investor and employee of a state-legal marijuana company is breaking federal law.
But the irony is that what started as a joke among teenagers has blossomed into the ultimate high holiday—the Black Friday for cannabis. Last year, sales during the week of 420 surpassed a record of $126 million across six states tracked by data firm BDSA. And the U.S. cannabis industry, which reported record annual sales of $17.5 billion last year, is poised to reach $41 billion in annual sales by 2025, according to Cowen.
There is still plenty of work to be done to legalize cannabis at the federal level, but if Congress thinks it is still up for debate in America, they must be high. The country has long passed the tipping point: According to the latest Gallup Poll, 68% of Americans believe marijuana should be legal and the latest Quinnipiac poll puts it even higher, at 70% of registered voters.
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what are the 3 state?
RIP Thorne Peters
RIP Mac Riblett
THANK YOU WALDOS, THANK YOU GREATFUL DEAD. Happy 420 from 🇿🇦
Hope you enjoy your first smoke sesh of the day! Happy 420
confession time. okay. in 75 i walked through a cloud of smoke made by groups numbering in total during school months to about 150 and that was just the congregating before school on that public field right in front of the school. it was almost surreal,
who already smoked marijuana or who’s planning to smoke 👇
This is the reality they’re trying to mold for all to become. Refuse this do not let the depraved sculpt you
Still story is complete bullshit
The REAL history of 420 🔥
F 420. Give me liberty or give me death.
1:20 "We met at 4:20 ……. PM!"
Because AM would be a bit too ambitious.
Why don’t you all abstain for the day?
Means hitlers bday dumb stoners 👌
Happy Holidaze! 🤘🏼😎
Miss Elvey Musica much respect and love my friend🥀
69?
0:23
vox.fyi
Happy 420 we almost there boys light one up for the homies who didn’t make it here
i smoked weed once with steve jobs and later he invented the ipAd
HAPPY 420 FROM AMSTERDAM
😃
Nice.
The country that made the world prohibit cannabis is benefitting from it whilst the rest of the world are stuck in the dark ages cheers America
Living legends
😂😂😂 this is dumb af.
Awesome history lesson in 420!! I’m high, and excited for the future!!! Love how cannabis can bring people together, and build long lasting friendship!!! Happy 420!!!! 420 Cheers, enjoy your day and your next hit!!!!$😊💨🔥💨🌱💨🔥💨💚💨🙏🏽💨🔥💨✌🏽
4/20!!!
Forbes went from talking about money and wealth to 420 am impressed 😂💯
These are the real 5 guys
high
You misspelled "Weirdos’
They’re all high in this interview
How many of you called into work to tell them you weren’t coming in today?
I hed heard a rumor that that’s how 420 got started and now it’s confirmed!!!
So it’s not snoop doggs bday, got it
High School friends, still alive, celebrating 420👏🏾🖤
Still dying in Nebraska on 420. SMELL THAT?
Should’ve made this video last for 4 minutes and 20 seconds 🇯🇲
Corporate cannabis man
Who’s here from Erick khan
Happy 4-20 everyone
Cartman’s bane.
Lol, only potheads could band together and declare 420 a national holiday. Everyone else stays quiet and do their drugs. I’ll be damned if crack becomes another national pastime.
Have a very merry 420!
I call bullshit
And all this happened long before the internet, you know, when people actually used to talk to each other!
Who else high af rn 😂… happy 420 everyone! From the now legal, Newyork!
Ha ha where i am we are the first in the world to celebrate 4-20 sadly we have to do it on the sly as New Zealand is not in the Stoned Age just yet.
Happy 420 got my kit ready & just ordered some wingstop yeahhh yeahhhh 💯
Sounds like BS