Canadians can legally buy and consume cannabis as of Oct. 17, announced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday.
But why specifically that date — is there any significance?
Trudeau explained at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon that choosing Oct. 17 as the legalization date was simply a response to provinces’ concerns that they need more time.
However, Twitter has some other possible explanations.
Robert Benzie, the Star’s Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, pointed out that Oct. 17 is also the 50th birthday of Ziggy Marley, the son of reggae legend Bob Marley.
The late Bob Marley is a global icon of marijuana culture.
Susan Delacourt, a political writer and freelance columnist for the Star, noticed that Oct. 17 is one day before what would have been former prime minister Pierre Trudeau’s 99th birthday.
Twitter user Kevan McDougall gets the award for most creative theory when he worked out that if you divide the month (10) by the day (17), the answer is 0.58823529. If you then add up each of those numbers (5+8+8+2+3+5+2+9) the answer is 42.0. A subliminal nod to 4/20 — or April 20, annual weed day, perhaps?
“I don’t even smoke marijuana. I just really like math,” McDougall tweeted.
Credit: www.thestar.com
