Idaho officials concoct master plan to keep stoners from stealing mile marker 420
Idaho transportation officials can pat themselves on the back for figuring out how to prevent sticky-fingered stoners from stealing mile marker 420 over and over again — they've simply gone and replaced it with mile marker 419.9.
Washington and Colorado, where marijuana is legalized, have also had problems with enthusiasts snatching up unintentional allusions to the cannabis culture code term. However, The Associated Press notes that most highways in the United States don't actually run for over 400 miles. Despite recently legalizing marijuana, Oregon, for example, hasn't had problems with people stealing 420 signposts, simply because it doesn't have any roads long enough.
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