This Saturday , April 20 , is `` 4/20 : International Marijuana Day , '' with festivals worldwide . Amanda Reiman : In This Saturday , April 20 , high school friends invented 420 as code for smoking pot in secret . Amanda Reiman : It 's disgraceful A recent Pew research poll found that 52 % of Americans support taxing and regulating marijuana , a historic high . so many people are serving time on marijuana charges . She says 86 % of Americans want new policies ; 420 a good day to join legalization effort .
This Saturday , April 20 , is `` 4/20 : International Marijuana Day , '' with festivals worldwide . Amanda Reiman : In This Saturday , April 20 , high school friends invented 420 as code for smoking pot in secret . Amanda Reiman : It 's disgraceful so many people are serving time on marijuana charges . She says 86 % of Americans want new policies ; 420 a good day to join legalization effort .