If you live in Ottawa, you have probably stumbled across posts on social media platforms by cannabis users referring to these numbers. Well, asides from using it literally for time purposes, these numbers mark significant dates when cannabis users across the country celebrate their favourite plant by smoking or vaping a little bit extra. Learn the difference between 420 vs 710 in Ottawa.
“420” Meaning and Origin, in Ottawa and beyond.
The three-digit code “420”, which has become a popular weed slang, signifies the 20th of April when rallies, smoke-ins, and gatherings give supporters a platform to network, commit civil disobedience in the form of public smoking and protest. The origin dates to the 1970s when a group of kids, ‘The Waldos’, always met up by 4:20 in search of an abandoned cannabis crop. Gradually it became a cannabis codeword for teens and now a holiday.
Other theories regarding its origin have tried to identify it as a perfect day for its cultivation and even a police code for smoking. With its nationwide appeal, it comes as no surprise to see many 420 friendly centers where smoking cannabis is acceptable.
“710” Meaning and Origin.
For 710, it originates from the old oil caps of cars, upon which, when flipped, the ‘OIL’ written on it becomes ‘710’. It represents a holiday held on the 10th of July and is used in a more specific way to highlight a niche form of cannabis called concentrates and a style of consumption known as dabbing. Its relationship with oil is ideal since concentrates like terpene extracts, distillates, live resins, etc., are often available as oils and waxes extracted from cannabis plants.
Concentrates are considered taking a step higher above the “420” level, as they are no beginner option. Being “710” friendly is interpreted as being both smoke-free and cannabis-friendly. Since smoking laws established before the legalization of cannabis were aimed at prohibiting second-hand smoke, this invariably condemned the consumption of cannabis using the traditional combustible method. So the advent of vaporizing concentrates uses heating elements devoid of flames to heat cannabis to the point where cannabinoids are released.
Compared to “420”, “710” is not yet a big holiday as a large majority of those who consume cannabis are unfamiliar with what concentrates are. Some consumers find it odd to devote a day to the smoking of precise focuses, rather than the entire cannabis culture as celebrated on the 20th of April.
Conclusion
As a big brother to “710”, “420” holidays are well known and celebrated both locally in Ottawa and globally. While consumers who enjoy smoking concentrate in dab form hold the 10th of July to high esteem, others who smoke all cannabis products celebrate theirs on the 20th of April. At this point, you are no longer a novice to these weed slangs.
