420TheFor all entsCodeBefore we climbthese treesand fy,we say these wordsfor thosestill dry.The 4 VirtuesThe stoner went out into the woods and made sure no one was around.He took out a small bag of trees and a pack of rolling papers. He crumbled the trees with his hands and sprinkled them onto a page. He rolled it up and licked it shut and admired what he had made.He smelled it, and it smelled great. He struck a match and lit the tip and took a hit. He held the smoke in his lungs, and then he let it go. As the smoke poured out of his mouth, he tasted it and smiled.Tere is a smokers ethic, a morality of Mary Jane, a testament of trees. Tis is the 420 Code. It has served us well since the very frst hit, and it will serve us well until it is embraced by all, and once it is embraced by all, we will no longer need it.Te 420 Code consists of 4 Virtues and20 Rules of Tumb. Te 4 Virtues are Openness, Honesty, Freedom, and Fun.Openness means a welcoming of new experience. Openness means a receptiveness to new ideas. Openness means that you know that you do not know everything.From Openness, fows Honesty.Honesty does not mean confessing you smoke to the cops. Honesty does not mean you are blunt or rude. Honesty means that you live as you are. Honesty means that you do what you know you should. Honesty means that you are honest, not with others, but with yourself.From Honesty, fows Freedom.Freedom is not freedom from responsibility or consequence. Freedom is the ability to do as you please. If you are open and willing to change your mind, if you are honest with yourself and live as you should, then you are free. Even if you are locked behind bars, you are still yourself. Only you can take away your freedom.From these three, fows Fun.Fun is the 4th and most important of the virtues: you must not be too serious, for all the worst things are done seriously. If others do not accept the Code, you must laugh, not cry. If another hurts you, you must not let yourself down. Do not judge others: no one else can fail the Code, you can only fail it yourself.If people do not live by the Code, do not rebuke them, but learn from their mistakes. For it is not by judgement, nor criticism, nor preaching, that others are brought to the Code, but by fun.Te stoner took another hit from his joint and looked around the woods: they were beautiful, speckled with greens and yellows and browns, and the air was thick with mystery and wonder.And so he went exploring, on the lookout for the 20 Rules of Tumb.The 20 Rulesof Thumb1How do you avoid the Tragedy of the Bowl?The stoner sat in the passenger seat and packed a bowl. His friends sat in the other seats and watched his fngers break apart the trees and place them in his pipe.When he was done, he passed the pipe behind him, and he said, Do you know about the tragedy of the bowl?A few of his friends nodded.Please explain it to me.A friend in the back seat replied, Te tragedy of the bowl is when a pipe is passed around a circle and only enjoyed by the frst few smokers, while the rest get only ash.And how may this tragedy be avoided? the stoner asked.One friend suggested, Have everyone bring their own trees?Te stoner laughed at this and shook his head and said, Tis tragedy may be avoided by remembering the 1st Rule of Tumb: Corner the bowl. By lighting only the edge of the trees, enough green will be saved for all.One of his friends said, But only good smokers will do this. And while we are honest, others will burn the entire bowl and take everything for themselves!Te pipe made it back to the stoner. He looked down into the bowl to see how much or how little was left.When he knew the answer, he smiled, and he said, You do not get high by how much you smoke, but by how much you smoke by the 420 Code.An old friend visited the stoner, and the stoner said, I have not seen you in forever. Let me smoke you out.So the stoner got his bong, and he poured fresh water into it. He took out a bag of trees and sprinkled them into the bowl of the bong. Ten he took ice from his freezer and loaded the ice catch. He picked up the bong. It was beautiful and heavy and cold. Te stoner had smoked out of this bong more than 420 times, and he had always enjoyed it.He handed the bong to his friend, and his friend put a lighter to the bowl and took 2What is the Nature of Glass?a deep rip. When he exhaled, he coughed, and he dropped the bong.It shattered on the ground.Ill pay for that, the friend said.Te stoner replied, No, for I knew what would happen when I bought that piece, as the 2nd Rule of Tumb states, Te nature of all glass is to break. It was good that you ofered, but since you were just smoking not swinging the bong around, nor using it without my permission I will not accept, for then our friendship would not be free.Te stoner retrieved another piece, and he loaded another bowl, and the two friends smoked. Tey talked about life and love and the 420 Code. Tey had a lot of fun and left on good terms.Later that week, the stoner received a package in the mail. Inside the package was a beautiful triple-bubbler with a note.Te stoner read the note, but it was private and will be kept secret for now.3Where Do You Smoke?The stoner and a friend were walking down the street when the friend suggested they smoke. Sure, the stoner said, but lets go someplace private.His friend said, Are you embarrassed to smoke? If you were honest, you would shout it from the rooftops. If you were open, you would smoke in plain view.But the stoner replied, If you wanted to sow trees throughout town, would you plant them in peoples lawns and gardens?No, the friend replied. Tere they would be cut down without thought.Ten where?You would sow them in the woods and the meadows and on the sides of riverbanks, where they would grow wild and free.Te stoner replied, And so it is with smoke, for the 3rd Rule of Tumb says, Watch your smoke. Do not blow it onto others, for that is like littering. Instead, fnd a place where you may smoke without upsetting others, for this will give you peace of mind. And by considering where you exhale, you will spread more than smoke.Te stoner lead his friend to a great tree, surrounded by bushes. Tey could see all around, but they remained hidden. It was the perfect place to smoke, and so they did.Tere are secrets everywhere, including inside the 420 Code. Can you fnd all 20 bees?4How Do You Observe 4:20?The stoner walked through the town square. He heard the cars going by. He felt the people brushing up against him. He smelled the oil and the sweat and the thousand other city smells. But because he followed the 420 Code, he was high above it all. And when he glanced up at the clocktower, he saw the time was 4:19.So he stopped walking, and he stared up at the clock. And while he was staring, he heard a voice, and the voice asked, Why do we have a number?And the stoner answered, We have a number because a name can be forbidden and a word can be prohibited, but nothing can destroy a number. Even at the end of the world, numbers will remain. And so this number is our protection against the world.Tat is correct, the voice replied, and how should we observe 4:20?Te stoner answered, Tere are those who say you should smoke at 4:20. In Te Legends of Mary Jane, it is said that she once smoked 420 days in a row at exactly 4:20, took a one-day break, and then did it again. But you do not need to smoke. All you need to do is follow the 4th Rule of Tumb: To observe 420, observe it.Whenever and wherever you encounter this number, look at it and think about all the peace and happiness that trees have brought you and others around the world, and in that moment, be open and honest and free and fun.Te clock ticked over to 4:20.Te stoner smiled.Since ancient times, the bong has served a spiritual function for the greatest of sages.Tey believed that the use of the bong was a sacrament that brought them to the highest high by channeling the four elements.Earth was embodied in the trees. Fire released their true nature.Water removed their impurities. And air was their passageway.No other experience brought the sages closer to the true human consciousness they sought.A SHORT EXCERPT FROM Te Book of the Bong5Who Takes the First Hit?The stoners friends watched as he loaded his pipe: he picked apart his trees, sprinkled them into the bowl, and packed them down with his thumb until they looked like a well-kept garden.Ten he picked up the pipe, and he passed it to the left.His friend to the left said, Dont you want to take the frst hit?Te stoner replied, If I were down or late or of, then perhaps. But surrounded by friends, on a night like any other, I follow the 5th Rule of Tumb: Give the gift of green. For while the one who packs may hit if they please, they gain much by passing, as the grass is always greener when its smoked by a friend.So the friend took the pipe. She held a lighter to the corner of the bowl and inhaled. She held in the smoke, smiled, and exhaled a cloud.She laughed, and then she coughed. Her eyes got red, and her smile turned, and she passed to the left.And each of the friends in the circle smoked and laughed and passed. Te stoner saw the clouds and smelled the trees, and by the time the pipe had made it back to him, he was already high in his mind.And when he smoked, he soared.25 24 08 37 64 32 42 18 20 16 43 196Indica or Sativa?The stoner said, Two natures arise from the substance of trees: indica and sativa. Te Metaphysics says more about this, but I will not bore you with the details.Te stoner explained this to a cat while rolling a joint on the couch. Te cat stared up at the stoner from the carpet of the small, stufy, hot apartment.Tey were not alone.Te nature of indica is to be and refect. Te nature of sativa is to do and think. Neither is bad except to excess.Te cat looked around the room.Tis friend has an excess of indica.Te stoner gestured to a friend who was asleep on the couch.Tis friend has an excess of sativa.He gestured to a friend who was pacing around the room.As for me, I observe myself and remain balanced, for this is the 6th Rule of Tumb: Balance indica and sativa.Te cat licked himself while the stoner licked the joint.Some of my friends object to this, saying that their dealer does not discern, or that both are not always available. But indica and sativa are not strains, but natures, and you may embody either, regardless of which you smoke. Balance is not about planning. You cannot plan how to climb a tree. Instead, you must watch yourself and be mindful of every branch.Te cat walked away from the stoner. Tis was good, for cats were bad at climbing trees. Tey tended to get stuck.7How Do You Get a Friend to Try?When he was younger, the stoner had a friend who did not smoke.Te stoner wanted her to try trees, for he was certain if she tried them, she would love them. So he would tell her, When you smoke, your thoughts wander down a thousand hidden paths in a vibrant green forest, where sunlight streams through the leaves and makes the dust sparkle like stars.But every argument the stoner made pushed his friend further away, and she never smoked, and the stoner always regretted his failure, and he wondered about what might have been.Years later, the stoner saw his friend at a party. To his surprise, she was smoking a joint that she had rolled herself.So the stoner approached her and said, I thought you would never smoke!She replied, I didnt think I would. But then I met a group of friends who were open, honest, free, and fun. Tey smoked every night, and though they always ofered, they never pressured.One night, I was feeling particularly great, and I accepted their ofer, and Ive smoked ever since.It was then that the stoner learned the 7th Rule of Tumb: Ofer, but do not insist.And when he explained it to others, he said, For no argument makes a better case than being open, honest, free, and fun. Rather than trying to persuade others, you should follow the 420 Code.8What is the Best Way to Climb?A friend of the stoner asked him, What is the best way to climb?Te stoner replied, Let me tell you a story, and this was it:A man was walking down the street, smoking a blunt. He passed a man who was smoking a joint, and the joint smoker thought, Blunts ruin the taste of trees. Tats why joints are the best way to climb.A woman saw the joint smoker pass by her window. She remarked to her friends, You never get high when you smoke a joint. Tats why bongs are the best way to climb. She took a deep rip from her bong and passed it to a friend. Te friend took the bong and a rip while he thought, Smoking from a bong burns so many trees. Tats why pipes are the best way to climb.Tat night, he told his roommate his preference, and the roommate said, Smoking from a pipe is unhealthy. A vaporizer is the best way to climb.And while the roommate was taking a hit from his vaporizer, the man with the blunt passed by outside and thought, Smoking with a vaporizer is unnatural. A blunt is the best way to climb.While the stoner told this story, he was grinding up trees to make butter for brownies. And as he poured the trees into the butter, he said, Do not judge a person for how they smoke, for this is not open, nor restrict yourself to one way, for this is not free. And the 8th Rule of Tumb says, Tere is no best way to climb.9How Do You Fly the Highest?The stoner was rolling a joint when a pothead exclaimed, Im sick of you telling us what to do! If youre such an expert, I challenge you: Lets see who can get the highest by this time next week.Te stoner accepted. Tey would meet in one week, and whoever was higher would win. Te loser would have to leave town and never return.So the pothead baked brownies while taking bong rips. He burned blunt after blunt. He bought an expensive vaporizer and kept it running all week.Meanwhile, the stoner did nothing. His friends said, What are you doing? Te pothead has almost smoked the town dry. You have to hurry!But the stoner just laughed.When the hour was almost at hand, the stoner and the pothead met to see who was higher. Te potheads eyes were red. He was confused and could barely walk, and he exclaimed, I have you beat!Te stoner pulled out the joint he had rolled the week before.He lit it and took a single puf.Everyone stared at the stoner as he grew more stoned than ever before. He few higher than he had ever fown. He smiled a smile so obviously baked that everyone knew he was the winner. For the 9th Rule of Tumb states, To get the highest, take a break.And the pothead, knowing he had lost, turned to leave town forever, but the stoner stopped him, held out the joint, and asked, Do you want a hit of this?10Must You Obey the 420 Code?You must! said the stoner. But then he added, Unless you disagree with it.While he said this, he was picking trees out of the carpet and placing them back into the bowl of a bong.It was said that no person had ever recovered more than half of the trees they lost to a carpet, but it was wrong not to try.While he was doing this, a friend asked, How could you agree with those who disagree with you?Te purpose of the Code is not to tell people how to act, but to get them to think about how they act. When a friend pockets another friends lighter, or holds the joint for too long, they act not out of greed, but thoughtlessness. And it can be simply said, Tey knew not what they did.I dont understand what youre saying, the friend replied.Sorry, Im very high, the stoner said. What I mean to say is the 10th Rule of Tumb: It is not against the Code to disagree with it. Do not hold to my words when they are wrong, but think for yourself, for only by thinking for yourself do you think at all.And how may we think for ourselves? the friend asked.Te stoner passed him the bong: the entire bowl had been recovered.Write and doodle in this book. Not only will you make it yours, you ll make yourself a part of it.11How Do You Share Your Trees?Seven of the stoners friends arrived at his apartment and gathered in a circle around his table. Te stoner took out his bag of trees and opened it, and his friends were dismayed when they saw that he had but a single nug.A friend said, Do not smoke us out. For there is not enough for all of us, and when we are gone, there will be none for you.But the stoner smiled and began to divide the trees among the seven pipes.Because he was giving them this charity, they listened as he spoke: You have heard it said, Repay trees with trees, but this is not free, for even the potheads trade trees for trees, neither losing nor gaining a puf. Instead, share with anyone who wishes to partake, and do not concern yourself with your reward. For this is the 11th Rule of Tumb: Share your trees freely.A friend objected, But people will take advantage of us.Ten let yourself be taken advantage of, the stoner replied. For you will not reform a person by debt, but by charity. Tose to whom you have given will see the light of your lighters and turn to the 420 Code.Te friend said, And if they dont?Te stoner leaned back from his seven pipes, and his friends saw that every bowl was flled. Each of the friends took a pipe and smoked, and they all got high, and they marvelled at his wisdom.12What Do You Say to the Cops?The stoner rolled a joint of his fnest trees and brought it to a party.Tere, a circle of friends gathered around him, and he passed the joint to the left. Each person took two pufs and passed, and the joint had just made it back to the stoner when the cops arrived.Te stoners friends fed to the four corners of the party and denied him. But the stoner smoked the evidence, and when the cops shone their lights upon him, he stared back. Tough his eyes were red, and his eyelids drooped, and his smile was crooked, the cops had nothing on him.Tey asked, Who else was smoking?Te stoner said, Am I free to go?No. Empty your pockets.I do not consent to a search.Ten you must be hiding something. Come, tell us who your so-called friends were, and we will let you go.But instead, the stoner replied, I wish to remain silent.Tis made the cops furious. Tey screamed. Tey yelled. Tey threatened, and then they cajoled, speaking sweet words and making false promises.But the stoner said, I would like to speak to my lawyer.All this was in keeping with the 12th Rule of Tumb: Know what to say.By memorizing these four phrases, you may remain free. But more importantly, your friendship will remain honest, for no harm done by the cops is greater than the harm you do by betraying a friend.13Where Do You Sit in the Circle?While the stoner packed a bowl in a small blue pipe, a circle gathered around him. But the stoner saw many of his friends crowd to his left, and it almost made him weep.You have heard it said, Left is law, but you have learned the wrong lesson. Do not serve yourselves, but the circle as a whole.Te stoner glanced at his best friend, who sat to his right. I say unto you the 13th Rule of Tumb: Te seat of highest honor is the one to my right. By putting yourself last, you put the circle frst.When the stoner fnished packing the bowl, he passed it to the left.14How Do You Buy and Deal?One night, a snow storm froze the town. To their horror, the stoner and his friends discovered they were dry.Te stoner sent a message to his dealer, and his dealer replied that he had trees if they could make the trek.So they drove through the snow until they reached a telephone pole that had fallen across the road. Tere, they parked their car and trudged through the frozen wasteland toward the dealers house.When they arrived, they went inside and found their dealer warming his hands in front of his freplace. He smiled and sold them trees and smoked them out. Ten he asked, How can I increase my business?Te stoner said, You can increase your business by following the 420 Code.Te dealer asked, How may I do this?Te stoner replied, A good dealer is prompt. A good dealer only deals with those he knows and does not reveal his buyers to anyone. A good dealer is careful and knows the four phrases. A good dealer does not charge exorbitant amounts, but only what his time and risk are worth. A good dealer does not throw away his earnings, but saves them. A good dealer does not relentlessly expand, but seeks to serve his current buyers. A good dealer does not fght legalization to protect his profts, but works to make his job legitimate. And when a good dealer smokes out his buyers, he does not expect them to pitch in.Te dealer said, All this, I have done.Te stoner said, Of course you have. Why do you think I buy from you?As the stoner and his friends trudged back to their car, they smoked, and while they smoked, the stoners friends asked him, How can we be good buyers?Te stoner replied, A good buyer is prompt. A good buyer does not tell anyone who their dealer is without the dealers permission. A good buyer is careful and knows the four phrases. A good buyer does not expect a discount or an advance. A good buyer is patient. And like a good dealer, a good buyer follows the 420 Code.One of his friends replied, Tat is a lot of stuf to remember.Te stoner said, Ten just recall the 14th Rule of Tumb: Buy like you are a dealer, and deal like you are a buyer. If you do this, you will never be dry.15How Do You Act When a Friend Quits?The stoner had a friend he used to smoke with every day, but he had not seen him in weeks. When the friend fnally came over, the stoner loaded a bowl in his honor, carefully crumbling and packing the trees.He passed the pipe to his friend, and his friend said, No thanks.Te stoner asked, Do you have somewhere you need to be?Te friend said, No.Te stoner asked, Do you have something you need to do?Te friend said, No.Te stoner asked, Ten why do you not want a bowl?Te friend replied, When I frst began to smoke, I felt that trees helped me become the person I wanted to be. Tey helped me realize that much of what I had felt was solid was actually smoke. Tey gave me many great friends and many great experiences. But recently, I felt rooted in place. I found myself wanting to smoke less, but smoking more. I found myself wanting to accomplish great things, but accomplishing nothing. I could not be honest, nor open, nor free, and I was not having fun. Trees, I decided, were growing between me and who I wanted to be. And so, I gave away my trees, and I gave away my glass, and I quit.And the stoner said, You have made a good decision for you. You must always strive to be the person you dream of becoming. And you must not let others dissuade you from your path. Instead of smoking, would you like to go for a walk?Te stoner put away the pipe without taking a hit, and the two of them went for a walk, for the stoner knew the 15th Rule of Tumb: Let trees have leaves.If a friend quits, do not argue or ofer, for this may tempt them away from themselves, and a friend will not do such a thing. And any group that says it is wrong to leave should be left.Load a bowl and read a line from the Code. Whoever frst names the Rule of Tumb its from takes a hit and picks a new line. If the circle is stumped, the friend to the left takes the hit and picks a new line.A GAME FOR YOUR CIRCLE16How Do You Make Friends?One of the stoners friends liked to smoke, but he never had trees. So, whenever the stoner smoked him out, this friend would make the munchies.He could cook all manner of foods: from sandwiches, to soups, to stews, to curries, dips, salads, pastas, and pizzas, French fries, stir fries, apple pies, wafes, cakes, kabobs, cornbread, and every other sort of deliciousness. Every meal he made made him better at making them, and they were always well-received, but still, he felt guilty for never providing trees.So one day, he told the stoner, I am sorry that I never smoke you out, while you are always so generous with me.Te stoner took a bite of a burrito, chewed, and swallowed. Ten he said, Do not apologize. For while some friends say that the greatest gift is to smoke another out, this is not true, for the 16th Rule of Tumb is such: To make friends, make munchies.Te stoner bit into the burrito. It was hot and delicious. He focused on the taste and the smell and the texture on his tongue. He listened to the sound of his chewing. He occupied himself with that bite, not the next. He chewed, and he swallowed, and he smiled at his friend, for munchies that are good get better the more you think on them, and no munchies are better than those made by a friend.So dont thank me, said the stoner. Let me thank you.17How Do You Treata High Flier?The stoner and his friends were celebrating a beautiful day. So the stoner reflled his bong with fresh water and packed the bowl heavy with green. When it was ready, he passed the bong and a lighter to the left.One of the friends did not have much experience with a bong, and so the stoner explained how to smoke, using the simple instructions from the Book of the Bong. Te friend understood and did as the stoner had said. Tough at frst it was difcult, he soon inhaled a thick cloud.But while the friend was exhaling, he tried to say, Tanks, and the word caught in his throat. He began to cough, doubling over, spitting smoke everywhere. Te stoner knew what happened when people choked on a bong rip: they soared.So the stoner kept an eye on his friend to make sure he was okay. But a pothead in the circle knew what would happen as well, and he teased, Are you freaking out?Te friend did not reply.Te pothead said, Somebody called the cops on us. Te cops are coming.Te friend still did not reply.You know, the pothead said, If you smoke too much weed, you can die.Te friend looked up at the pothead in terror. And fnally, the stoner stood and walked over to his friend and said, Come with me. He led his friend to a quiet room, and the friend sat on the foor. Te stoner said, Everything is okay. You are high, but soon you shall return to the ground. Is there anything you would like?Te friend tried to speak but could not.So the stoner went into the kitchen and poured a glass of water and grabbed some munchies. He took them into the quiet room, and he gave them to his friend, who fnally managed to speak, and he said, Tank you so much.And the stoner walked back out in the room. And the pothead said, He got too high and I was just having some fun. Its his fault for smoking too much.Fun comes not from lies, the stoner said, and the 17th Rule of Tumb is clear: If someone fies too high, help them safely land.Help save trees by giving to the Rainforest Trust:420friends.the420code.com18Should You Always Fly High?The stoner had a meeting with the men in suits, so he planned not to smoke beforehand, for this is the 18th Rule of Tumb: Know when not to fy.So he put away his pipes and his trees, and he kept them out of sight, for it is not good to resist temptation, but to avoid it. And he left his home without smoking.However, as he was on the way to his meeting, he ran into a friend who had just survived a terrible ordeal. And the friend ofered a joint to the stoner, saying, Please smoke with me to celebrate.Te stoner knew that he should not, but he told himself that he did not want to be rude, and he could not resist, so he took a hit.And as the stoner traveled to his event, he felt himself rising higher and higher. And the world began to reveal itself in greater splendor, and his thoughts began to ripple, and he began to worry, thnking, Why did I smoke? Now that I am stoned, everything is ruined. I will be too high to function. I will destroy all that I have worked for.But then he remembered that the 18th Rule of Tumb had a second part: Know when not to fy, but do not wish to fall. For many a high was ruined by regret, and none were improved. So he told himself, Much of your fear is mere paranoia, and you will do well, regardless.And he did.I lose lighters all the time, said a friend to the stoner. Where do they go?Tere are many theories, the stoner replied. Some say one pothead takes them all. Others say that the lighter companies send teams of people to retrieve them. And still others say that this is one of the 420 mysteries of trees, never to be known.But what is the truth?Te truth, the stoner replied, is the 19th Rule of Tumb: Lighters come and go. And so, when one is missing, do not be mad, but know that it is out there, free.19What Happens to Missing Lighters?The stoner grew weary and returned to his smoking spot in the woods.He took out a single page of rolling paper and his bag of trees, now almost empty. He broke up the last of his trees with his hands, and he sprinkled them onto a page. He rolled it up and licked it shut and admired his work.He tucked the joint into a hole on the side of a tree, and then he began:My work is almost done, but I must still reveal the Final Rule of Tumb, the one which all the others have built toward, the most important one of all.20What is the meaningof the 420 Code?I have spoken to you only of trees, but the Code is not just for smoking, but for living. And the Rules of Tumb are not only for when you are high, but for when you are down, as well. For anyone can be good in the sky, but it is the ground that tests us.And so, each Rule of Tumb has one meaning, which I have given to you. But each has a deeper meaning that reaches beyond trees, to all of life, and this meaning you must fnd for yourself.So I say to you the 20th Rule of Tumb: It is up to you to interpret the Code.Trough your study, you will come to a deeper understanding than I ever could have given you. For goodness comes not from a book, but from within. By thinking on the Code, you will reveal or discover or invent a broader understanding of each Rule of Tumb, and this understanding will help you embody the 4 Virtues of Openness, Honesty, Freedom, and Fun.Tese 4 Virtues are the entirety of my teaching, and the Rules of Tumb are but illustrations. But if you accept the 420 Code, you must measure yourself against your interpretation of them.If someone attacks you or the Code, do not attack them. For they may have a diferent interpretation, and if you fght, you will both be pulled to the ground. But if you are friends with everyone, everyone will be friends with you.Tis is the path to the highest high, where the grass is always greener. You may join me there if you wish. But if you do not, I must bid you farewell.A bee buzzed by the stoner and landed on a leaf. Te stoner looked at the bee, and the bee looked back. Tey shared a moment together before it buzzed away.And the stoner followed after it, traveling deep into the woods, and he was never heard from again.Written on the paper of that fnal joint was a message: Many friends helped me discover the Code: Salim, Justin, Daniel, Lauren, Chai, Amin, and Dani advised on the words, suizopop.mx consulted on the design, and K.A. Smith provided the illustrations. But my greatest patron was Jersey. If you know him, smoke him out.Friends must help each other, so please, do not keep this book for yourself, but be like Jersey: Find a friend who would enjoy the Code and give this book to them.Trough the 420 Code, your friendship will grow from a tiny seed to a towering plant, and together you will fy higher than you ever could alone.Thanksgiving1. Corner the bowl.2. The nature of all glass is to break.3. Watch your smoke.4. To observe 420, observe it.5. Give the gift of green.6. Balance indica and sativa.7. Offer but do not insist.8. There is no best way to climb.9. To get the highest, take a break.10. It is not against the Codeto disagree with it.11. Share your trees freely.12. Know what to say.13. The seat of highest honor is to the right.14. Buy like a dealer; deal like a buyer.15. Let trees have leaves.16. To make friends, make munchies.17. Help high-fliers safely land.18. Know when not to fly,but do not wish to fall.19. Lighters come and go.20. It is up to you to interpret the Code.The 20 Rules of ThumbFirst Digital EditionThe420Code.com/r/420Code