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"&amp;quot;420&amp;quot; is a quasi-mystical number for pot smokers. According to stoner lore, it was the time of day, in the 1970s, that a small group of smokers at San Rafael High School in California would meet to get high. The number has come down to us as &amp;quot;the universal time to get high&amp;quot; and/or a nice shorthand for marijuana. For our purposes, it&amp;apos;s a flimsy but serviceable pretext to spend this week -- anchored as it is by Wednesday, 4/20 -- digging into the politics of pot in America. Check back here for regular updates throughout the week. \r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;420 Week&amp;quot; Coverage&amp;#xA0;\r\nReal Time Host Bill Maher on Offshore Pot Smoking and the War on Drugs&amp;quot;Is it one of our top 10 problems, to legalize pot? No, but ending the drug war would be a great way to save a metric fuckton of money.&amp;quot;\r\nThe State of Marijuana Law Reform in AmericaA look at the past year&amp;apos;s progress and setbacks on the road to a saner drug policy\r\nMarijuana Law Reform: What&amp;apos;s Next?Interview with legalization advocate Ethan Nadelmann on the outlook for the year ahead\r\nPot By the NumbersHow many Americans have smoked up? Where is public opinion on medical marijuana? Legalization? Answers to these and other questions\r\nPlus:\r\nListen: Peter Tosh&amp;apos;s Pro-Weed Classic &amp;apos;Legalize It&amp;apos;Revisit the title track of a roots-reggae masterpiece\r\nThe 15 Greatest Stoner SongsIt&amp;apos;s an eclectic playlist, but each track has a mellow vibe and a deep, passionate love for marijuanaFrom the Archives: Rolling Stone on Drug Law Reform and the War on Drugs\r\nJust Say Now In August 2010, Ari Berman reported on Proposition 19, California&amp;apos;s legalization initiative, which came close to passing the following NovemberMarijuanAmericaMark  Binelli wrote in April 2010 about the green revolution sweeping across  the nation, from California to downtown Detroit, and changing the weed  business foreverHow the Cartels Work  Guy Lawson&amp;apos;s September 2009 report on how Mexican drug lords have transformed the narcotics trade in America, leaving the DEA appears powerless to stop them\r\nPlus: Guy Lawson on Mexican Drug Lords and How the Cartels Work (Video)\r\nA Drug War Truce?  Tim Dickinson&amp;apos;s June 2009 look at the drug policy of the Obama  administration and the growing pressure for marijuana law reformThe War Next DoorIn November 2008, Guy Lawson wrote about Mexico&amp;apos;s descent into violent chaos as drug cartels battled the government\r\nHow America Lost the War on Drugs Back in December 2007, Ben Wallace-Wells wrote about how, after  thirty-five years and $500 billion, drugs are as cheap and plentiful as  ever.\r\nThe Great California Weed Rush  Vanessa Grigoriadis&amp;apos; February 2007 report on how medical marijuana is turning L.A. pot dealers into semi-legit businessmen"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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