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‘420’ Mile-markers Changed to ‘419.9’ to Avoid Theft by Stoners

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday August 25 2015, @09:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the up-in-smoke dept.

"exec" writes:

For reasons lost in the mists of time - or possibly to impared memory function - the number ‘420’ is code for pot. As such, mile markers and other signs bearing that number have become targets for trophy-hunting cannabis enthusiasts.

To combat this expensive annoyance, the State of Idaho has turned to to strategic inaccuracy, labeling their at-risk mile-markers a tenth short to become less appealing to would-be thieves.

-- submitted from IRC

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  • (Score: 2) by urza9814 on Wednesday August 26 2015, @05:46PM

    by urza9814 (3954) on Wednesday August 26 2015, @05:46PM (#228178) Journal

    Many highways in the Northeast are already marked every tenth of a mile (seems like a waste to me). I guess we will have to mark 420 as 419.99.

    I don't believe any states around here would have any 420 mile markers though. Even New York is less than 300 miles long...

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