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==Other effects== {{Cannabis sidebar}} ===Traffic safety=== Despite two studies reporting a supposed increase in the risk of [[Traffic collision|fatal motor vehicle crashes]] on April 20,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Staples|first1=John A.|last2=Redelmeier|first2=Donald A.|title=The April 20 Cannabis Celebration and Fatal Traffic Crashes in the United States|journal=[[JAMA Internal Medicine]]|date=2018|volume=178|issue=4|pages=569–572|doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.8298|pmid=29435568|pmc=5876802| issn=2168-6106 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vandoros |first1=Sotiris |last2=Kawachi |first2=Ichiro |title=The relative risk of motor vehicle collision on cannabis celebration day in Great Britain |journal=Accident Analysis & Prevention |date=July 2019 |volume=128 |pages=248–252 |doi=10.1016/j.aap.2019.02.013 |pmid=30902341 |s2cid=85457198 |url=https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/ws/files/107744781/420_accepted_version.pdf }}</ref> further investigation and analysis found the evidence did not support such claims.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Harper|first1=Sam|last2=Palayew|first2=Adam|date=2019-01-29|title=The annual cannabis holiday and fatal traffic crashes|journal=Injury Prevention|volume=25|issue=5|pages=433–437|language=en|doi=10.1136/injuryprev-2018-043068|pmid=30696698|s2cid=59413349|issn=1353-8047|url=http://osf.io/tzcsy/}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aydelotte |first1=Jayson D. |last2=Mardock |first2=Alexandra L. |last3=Teixeira |first3=Pedro G. |last4=Brown |first4=Lawrence H. |title=Re-examining the Association Between '4/20' and Fatal Crashes—Doobie-ous Data? |journal=JAMA Internal Medicine |date=1 November 2018 |volume=178 |issue=11 |pages=1565 |doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5856 |pmid=30398555 |s2cid=53223889 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Staples |first1=John A. |last2=Redelmeier |first2=Donald A. |title=Association Between April 20 Cannabis Celebration and Fatal Crashes |journal=JAMA Internal Medicine |date=1 March 2019 |volume=179 |issue=3 |pages=456 |doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.8094 |pmid=30715145 |s2cid=73432259 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Staples |first1=John A |last2=Redelmeier |first2=Donald A |title=Crashes on cannabis celebration day |journal=Injury Prevention |date=October 2019 |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=476–477 |doi=10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043262 |pmid=31302609 |s2cid=196618121 }}</ref> ===Stolen signs=== {{Further|Street sign theft}} In the US, signs bearing the number 420 have been frequently stolen. In Colorado, the [[Colorado Department of Transportation]] replaced the Mile Marker 420 sign on [[I-70]] east of Denver with one reading 419.99 in an attempt to stop the thievery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/11/colorado-changes-sign-thieves/4435753/|title=State alters 420 MM sign to thwart thieves |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref> The Colorado DOT usually will not replace signs that are repeatedly taken, but began the practice of replacing further down the road after "[[69 (sex position)|69]]" mile marker signs were frequently stolen—these were replaced with "68.5 mile" ones.<ref name=MF/> The [[Idaho Department of Transportation]] (ITD) replaced the mile marker 420 sign on [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|U.S. Highway 95]], just south of [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]], with mile marker 419.9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/idaho/2015/08/18/idaho-replaces-mile-marker-420-with-4199-to-thwart-stoners/31928433/|title=Idaho replaces mile marker 420 with 419.9 to thwart stoners|work=[[KTVB]]|access-date=August 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820184544/http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/idaho/2015/08/18/idaho-replaces-mile-marker-420-with-4199-to-thwart-stoners/31928433/|archive-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> The [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] implemented similar measures,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/us/washington-highway-sign-420.html|title=Washington State Wants to Stop Theft of Mile 420 Signs. Its Solution? Mile 419.9.|last=Jacobs|first=Julia|date=January 12, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 13, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> but only replaced one of the two 420 signs in the state, with the remaining one being subsequently stolen.<ref name=MF>{{cite web|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/67576/stoners-keep-stealing-420-mile-markers-so-some-states-have-replaced-them-4199|title=Stoners Keep Stealing 420 Mile Markers, So Some States Have Replaced Them With 419.9|author=Keyser, Hannah|website=[[Mental Floss]]|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'', there are eleven 420 mile markers in the US, after three replacements and one stolen and not replaced.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/08/20/a-map-of-the-remaining-420-mile-markers-in-the-u-s|title=A map of the remaining 420-mile markers in the U.S.|author=Ingraham, Christopher|newspaper=Washington Post|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> In [[Goodhue County, Minnesota]], officials have changed "420 St" street signs to "42x St".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/after-deadline-county-finds-fix-for-missing-signs/article_b88939fb-3c91-5523-b41e-a3b6c2dff8e4.html|title=County finds fix for missing 420 signs|work=[[Post-Bulletin]]|date=July 20, 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430012124/http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/after-deadline-county-finds-fix-for-missing-signs/article_b88939fb-3c91-5523-b41e-a3b6c2dff8e4.html|archive-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> The mile marker 420 sign on [[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|U.S. Route 89]], the only 420 marker in the state of [[Utah]], is frequently stolen.<ref>{{cite news|title=Officials say theft of '420' road signs no laughing matter|date=August 26, 2015|author=Kelly Keiter|publisher=[[KSTU]]|location=Salt Lake City|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/10/washington-taxpayers-pay-price-stolen-420-69-road-signs/2544449002/}}</ref> ===Legislation and other government recognition=== In 2003, [[California Senate Bill 420]] was introduced to regulate medical marijuana use. An unsuccessful 2010 bill to legalize [[cannabis in Guam]] was called Bill 420.<ref>{{cite web |author=Only one shows up for pot bill |url=http://mvguam.com/local/news/13221-only-one-shows-up-for-pot-bill.html |title=Only one shows up for pot bill |publisher=Mvguam.com |date=July 15, 2010 |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715182329/http://mvguam.com/local/news/13221-only-one-shows-up-for-pot-bill.html |archive-date=July 15, 2015 }}</ref> A North Dakota bill to legalize cannabis was HB 1420, introduced in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Actions for HB 1420|publisher=North Dakota legislative branch|website=nd.gov official portal for North Dakota government|url=https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/bill-actions/ba1420.html|access-date=April 20, 2021<!-- GMT -->|archive-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326000755/https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/bill-actions/ba1420.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act (which if enacted would [[Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|decriminalize]] and deschedule cannabis in the United States) was announced by Senator and [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Senate Minority Leader]] [[Chuck Schumer]] (D-New York) on April 20, 2018.<ref name="Guild 2018">{{cite news | last=Guild | first=Blair | title=On 4/20, Sen. Schumer introduces bill to decriminalize marijuana | website=CBS News | date=April 20, 2018 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/on-420-sen-schumer-introduces-bill-to-decriminalize-marijuana/ | access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Gstalter 2018">{{cite web | last=Gstalter | first=Morgan | title=Schumer unveils bill to decriminalize marijuana | website=The Hill | date=June 28, 2018 | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/394562-schumer-unveils-bill-to-decriminalize-marijuana | access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> On January 9, 2019, H.R. 420 was introduced into the [[116th United States Congress|116th Congress]] by Representative [[Earl Blumenauer]] (D-Oregon), named the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, which is designed to remove [[cannabis]] from the [[Controlled Substances Act]] and return regulation to the states.<ref>{{cite news|author=Tom Angell|title= New Congressional Marijuana Bill Is Actually Numbered H.R. 420|work=Marijuana Moment |via=Forbes|date= January 9, 2019|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2019/01/09/new-congressional-marijuana-bill-is-actually-numbered-h-r-420}}</ref> The State of Colorado auctioned off several cannabis-themed personalized license plates in 2021, with the bidding to be closed on April 20 (4/20). The highest bid shortly before the auction closed was over $6,500 for "ISIT420".<ref>{{citation|title=Colorado to auction off cannabis-themed license plates|publisher=Associated Press|date=April 13, 2021|url=https://apnews.com/article/colorado-auction-marijuana-theme-license-plates-e2e2661f06b68efb877ef0820c807d54}}</ref> Following the success of Washington, D.C.'s [[2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71|Initiative 71]] to legalize cannabis in 2014, Mayor [[Muriel Bowser]] granted [[Vehicle registration plates of Washington, D.C.|license plate]] number 420 to the campaign's leader, [[Adam Eidinger]].<ref>{{cite news|title=D.C. mayor offers pot activist Tag 420 for his efforts|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/03/13/d-c-mayor-offers-special-420-license-plate-to-pot-activist/|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> ===Literature=== Several [[List of books about cannabis|books about cannabis]] have "420" in the title; examples include the [[cannabis cookbook]]s ''The 420 Cannabis Cookbook'', published by [[Simon & Schuster]],<ref>{{cite web|website=Stylecaster|publisher=[[SHE Media]]|title=The Best 4/20 Cookbooks for When You Have a Case of the Munchies|author=Maggie GRISWOLD |date=April 14, 2020 |url=https://stylecaster.com/best-4-20-cookbooks/}}</ref> and ''The 420 Gourmet'' published in 2016 by [[HarperCollins]].<ref>{{citation|website =spy.com|publisher=[[Penske Media]]|title=Celebrate the High Holy Day With These Celebrated Marijuana Cookbooks |author=Naima Karp |author2=Destynee Powell |date=November 8, 2018|url=https://spy.com/articles/hacks/kitchen/420-friendly-cookbooks-cannabis-snoop-dogg-140841/}}</ref><ref>{{citation|publisher=[[Publishers Weekly]]|title=Cookbooks Previews: June 2016|author=Jonathan Segura | date=May 17, 2016|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/cooking/article/70403-cookbooks-previews-june-2016.html}}</ref> ===Commerce=== Some American restaurants offer [[Cannabis in the restaurant industry#April 20 ("420") promotions|"420" themed promotions]] to coincide with April 20. [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] CEO [[Elon Musk]] tweeted in 2018 about taking his company private at $420 a share. Musk testified during a trial that any associations with cannabis were coincidental;<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Kari |last2=McCormick |first2=Erin |date=2023-02-03 |title=Jury sides with Elon Musk over 2018 tweets claiming he would take Tesla private |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/03/elon-musk-tesla-investors-lawsuit-twitter |access-date=2023-02-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Anon |date=28 January 2023 |title=The world this week |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |pages=10}}</ref> however, in the SEC filing, he admitted that he had recently discovered the number's importance within the cannabis culture and thought his girlfriend would find it funny.<ref name="reuters2022">{{Cite news |last1=Hu |first1=Krystal |last2=Sen |first2=Anirban |date=2022-04-26 |title=From weed joke to agreed deal: Inside Musk's $44 bln Twitter buyout |language=en-GB |work=Reuters |url= https://www.reuters.com/business/weed-joke-agreed-deal-inside-musks-44-bln-twitter-buyout-2022-04-26 |access-date=2024-04-15 }}</ref> Musk purchased Twitter in 2022 at $54.20 per share and the financing documents were signed on April 20, acknowledging the reference to marijuana culture both in the last three digits of the price and in the date.<ref name="reuters2022"/>
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