420 is used to reference pot smoking, and April 20 is considered by marijuana users as a “high holiday.”
Don’t expect teens to light up as the only way to celebrate. The most popular way youth consume marijuana today is via edibles – those colorful gummies that camouflage as candy. Teens are also vaping marijuana as vaping “pens” are more discreet, and the smoke plumes from a vape pen filled with cannabis look similar to nicotine.