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DENVER
Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.
Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation says the "MILE 420" sign near Stratton was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year, and officials replaced it with a sign that says "MILE 419.99."
Ford says it's the only "420" sign to be replaced in the state that recently legalized recreational marijuana. Most highways aren't long enough to need one.
The number "420" has long been associated with marijuana, though its origins as a shorthand for pot are murky.
More at http://www.statesman.com/news/ap/top-news/mile-marker-420-becomes-41999-to-thwart-thieves/ncjq5/ .
LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)Hosnon
(7,800 posts)brewens
(13,657 posts)Times I have heard. That, I cannot prove but I believe it.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)You're ALMOST high.
TexasTowelie
(112,660 posts)would be one toke over the line?
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,660 posts)tridim
(45,358 posts)Cha-ching!
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)There's nowhere to hide your car or yourself. It has to be done after midnight, like 2:00. But it's miles from Denver so you'll lose a night's sleep.