Idaho replaces mile marker 420 with 419.9 to thwart stoners

Fox/Associated Press ^ | 08/18/2015

[Responsibility2nd]

BOISE, Idaho – If you're looking for milepost 420, you won't find it in Idaho.

Idaho transportation officials say the mile marker has been replaced with 419.9 signs to curb thieves eager to own a number associated with marijuana enthusiasts.

Turns out, Idaho isn't alone in this problem. States like Washington and Colorado have also replaced 420 signs with 419.9 after consistently having to replace them after thefts by supposed sticky-fingered stoners.

Adam Rush of the Idaho Transportation Department says officials have replaced the old sign along U.S. Highway 95 with "MILE 419.9," just south of Coeur d'Alene.

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The number "420" has long been associated with marijuana, though its origins as a shorthand for pot are murky.

[Responsibility2nd]

(Non Fox/AP photo)

[Responsibility2nd]

For your stoner ping list.

[BenLurkin]

Drug addicts being vandals?

No way.

[Kartographer]

What about Mile marker 69? ;-)

[TexasGator]

419._.
419.9

[11th Commandment]

[x1stcav]

RFID chips that the various state patrols could detect. Fine income, confiscation. C’mon! This is the 21st Century.

[humblegunner]

Drug addicts being vandals?

You equate users with addicts?

That's pretty ignorant.

Are you a gasoline addict?

[11th Commandment]

[Fresh Wind]

Back in the 60s, New Jersey had to rename its route 69 to route 31 because the signs were constantly being stolen.

The official story was that members of the class of 69 were stealing them, but there was more to it than that.

[TruthWillWin]

What does the number 420 have to do with pot?

[sparklite2]

Got my weed and set to go
Down the road to do some blow.
Someone stole 420’s sign
So I did 419.9.
Burma Shave

[humblegunner]

Are you a grocery story user.. or an addict?

[humblegunner]

Are you a road user.. or an addict?

[IYAS9YAS]

It used to be that the Chicken Dinner Road sign was the most stolen in the state. The road was west of Caldwell.

[humblegunner]

Are you a toilet paper user.. or an addict?

[knarf]

Between the :18 and :19 of this short clip from Reefer Madness

[TruthWillWin]

Burma Shave? You are revealing you age.

[IYAS9YAS]

This may help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)

[Tailback]

One story I heard is that class got out @ Cal Berkely @ 4pm. It took about 20 minutes to walk to the dorms to light up. Don’t know whether that’s true or not.