# Ash hit back of throat while smoking a joint. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 14, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951 "2020-02-14T20:52:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![greenpurple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/278dde/32.png) [@greenpurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenpurple)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/1 "2020-02-14T20:52:58Z")
I think I sucked it in somehow and it stung. Maybe it wasn’t maybe it was non-ash part of the joint but in any case it didn’t feel good. Big deal or not? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/2 "2020-02-14T20:56:06Z")
Not. ETA: Never had it happen with a joint, but it’s not uncommon if you suck on a pipe too hard. If it stung that much, it could have been a small ember, also not really a big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/3 "2020-02-14T22:36:59Z")
Big deal? Hell yes it’s a big deal! It mean’s your joint’s cashed! ---
**Author:** ![greenpurple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/278dde/32.png) [@greenpurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenpurple)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/4 "2020-02-15T00:33:12Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Big deal? Hell yes it’s a big deal! It mean’s your joint’s cashed! what does “cashed” mean? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/5 "2020-02-15T00:46:57Z")
OUCH! It’s probably about as harmful as a pizza burn. (I once had a teeth-cleaning where the hygienist pointed one out to me.) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/6 "2020-02-15T00:57:07Z")
> [@greenpurple](#): > > what does “cashed” mean? Cashed out Turn in your chips because it’s done. You must be new. ---
**Author:** ![greenpurple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/278dde/32.png) [@greenpurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenpurple)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/7 "2020-02-15T13:12:12Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Cashed out > Turn in your chips because it’s done. > You must be new. This is not helpful. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/8 "2020-02-15T13:56:46Z")
> [@greenpurple](#): > > This is not helpful. It means you have smoked all your marijuana and all you have left is ash. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/9 "2020-02-15T14:24:32Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It means you have smoked all your marijuana and all you have left is ash. Which tastes bad and has a habit of getting sucked into your mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-hit-back-of-throat-while-smoking-a-joint/847951/10 "2020-02-15T15:29:31Z")
Maybe you should stop toking up with Bruce Campbell.