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Posted by CN Staff on April 15, 2007 at 07:18:03 PT By Victoria Carlborg, Vista Community Clinic Source: North County Times 
California -- Ask anyone who doesn't have an adolescent what "420" means, and they might think you need a new wristwatch. Yes, it's a time of day, but the term "420" also is a common reference for smoking marijuana.The most widely accepted theory of "420's" origination is that in the 1970s, high school-age stoners in Northern California congregated at 4:20 p.m. daily. "420" has evolved into an unofficial marijuana holiday. Rather than celebrating such a "holiday," educators, law enforcement officers and health advocates want students to bungee and bounce their way to a sober and drug-free life choice at their annual anti-420 event ---- 420 Remix ---- A Celebration of Sober and Drug-Free Life Choices ---- on April 20 at El Camino High School in Oceanside and at Carlsbad Village Academy in Carlsbad. Middle and high school students will participate in positive alternative activities after school, instead of smoking marijuana. And school officials like Tim Ware, the Oceanside Unified School District's school intervention manager and one of the Oceanside event's sponsors, don't want students to attend a traditional lecture or health fair to educate them about substance abuse. By creating a carnival-like atmosphere for the teens, he and other adults want youth to experience a positive alternative to getting high, as well as educate parents about the risks of marijuana use. Local research has revealed that marijuana, trivialized by many as a harmless substance, is the most widely used illicit drug among youth in San Diego County. Nineteen percent of San Diego County 11th-graders surveyed reported using marijuana in the past 30 days. Also, two-thirds of new marijuana users each year are between ages 12 and 17, while the number of eighth-graders trying marijuana has doubled in 10 years. The marijuana that today's youth inhale is much more potent than what the baby boomers used in the '60s and '70s. Between 1995 and 2002, the number of marijuana-related emergency department visits in San Diego doubled ---- to 1,174 mentions in 2002. Nationwide, marijuana was involved in 10 percent of emergency room visits related to recent drug use in 2004. The 420 Remix event started in Carlsbad in the early 2000s, when counselors noted that several students in drug treatment relapsed on that day. Organizers hope that events like this will change societal norms and influence public policy, but above all, they just want kids to be, well, kids, and enjoy themselves for the afternoon. Let's remix what 420 means to our youth. Together, we can change their perception that marijuana is not harmful. It's time to take back the day. Victoria Carlborg is the media/prevention specialist with the Tri-City Prevention Collaborative at the Vista Community Clinic. Contact her at (760) 407-1220, Ext. 143 or at: victoria@vistacommunityclinic.org Source: North County Times (Escondido, CA) CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archives Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #9 posted by Hope on April 15, 2007 at 10:57:59 PT |
| SCARY red hairs. Reaching out for you to do terrible, terrible things. Devil hairs! Ooooooohhhh! Hairs! Red! Oooooooh. Scary! ("Don't taste! Don't touch!") Oooooooh... [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #8 posted by FoM on April 15, 2007 at 10:39:56 PT |
| That is just normal marijuana. Years ago it was called Panama Red that's all in my opinion. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #7 posted by Truth on April 15, 2007 at 10:14:02 PT |
| "Local research has revealed that marijuana, trivialized by many as a harmless substance, is the most widely used illicit drug among youth in San Diego County. Nineteen percent of San Diego County 11th-graders surveyed reported using marijuana in the past 30 days" Did local research consider alcohol or tobacco? Maybe they think these are legal drugs for teenagers. Post number two cracked me up... "The marijuana looks like a normal plant except that it has reddish fibers. " What, "normal marijuana" doesn't have pistils? This journalist is 1st grade at best. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #6 posted by Christen-Mitchell on April 15, 2007 at 10:11:10 PT:
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| There are new guns in town. Four very smart hotties at the University of Colorado at Boulder have started the newest chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and they have plans. First on their list is 420.......................
Boulder's annual party at Ferrand Field draws one of the largest crowds in the country on the National Cannabis Holiday. School administrators showed their ignorance last year by turning the event into snitch city. They have incapacitated the field this year, so....................
The action begins at 11am at Norlin Quad with a rally and an address at noon by Mason Tvert of Safer. A shift will take place to the FMC Fountain area and music will begin at 6 with the likes of Bongolove, Gorillas, Drakon, Turoke, Varlet, Out-D and the 303 Boys.
If that's not enough, Hemptopia.org will bring it on the next day at Boulder's Central Park. It's a 421 with a daylong Jam, hopefully headed again by ChuckWagon Express starting at Highnoon. Why compete................Here's wishing everyone a Happy 420! [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #5 posted by FoM on April 15, 2007 at 09:20:54 PT |
| That would work. They always are a day late and years behind the majority of people. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #4 posted by John Tyler on April 15, 2007 at 08:51:28 PT |
| 420 is our day. Go get your own day. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by RevRayGreen on April 15, 2007 at 08:25:05 PT |
| is it a result of using said "superweed" or those involved with selling it ? [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by FoM on April 15, 2007 at 07:57:39 PT |
| New Form of Marijuana Blamed for Violent Crimes *** By Angie Holdsworth April 14, 2007
A powerful form of marijuana is growing in popularity among club-goers and teens. Phoenix Police say it is responsible for many violent crime in the Valley. It's called "chronic" most commonly. A normal marijuana plant has a THC level of 2 to 5 percent...chronic's is at 28 percent and higher. The drug sells for $500 an ounce. Compare that to $500 a pound for normal marijuana. Police say the drug used to be grown outside the country and transported in. But over the past two years it's being grown more and more in California which is increasing its transport into the Valley. The marijuana looks like a normal plant except that it has reddish fibers. Copyright: 2007 The E.W. Scripps Co. http://www.abc15.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=1818caad-a526-4d1d-a981-6bae85e353e1 [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by RevRayGreen on April 15, 2007 at 07:47:54 PT |
| I wonder how many high school kids that attend this charade are on, or have been on, anti-depressants,other ADHD medication. [ Post Comment ] |
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