# Assume you visited or moved to a state where Pot is legal. Would You try it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 20, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640 "2016-01-20T00:22:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/61 "2016-01-20T17:33:46Z")
I recently tried it for the first time whilst it’s still a no no here and was utterly and truly non-plussed. However, if given the opportunity in, say, Colorado, I too would scarf down a brownie or four. And as others have said decriminalization = good thing. Whether I’m interested or not. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/62 "2016-01-20T17:43:10Z")
Hell yeah. I smoked pot - a lot of pot - as a teenager, until it stopped being fun. Whether my brain chemistry changed or whatever, I don’t know but suddenly the the high became the awful, paranoid, depressing kind and I just stopped doing it. If I knew that I would be guaranteed a nice, light- hearted giggly high like back in the day, I would jump at the chance. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/63 "2016-01-20T18:02:37Z")
I’ve tried smoking, but it gives me a headache. I’ve had reasonably decent contact highs, though. So I answered “Other”, because I’d like to try edibles. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/64 "2016-01-20T18:16:08Z")
I moved from one state where it’s “legal” to another (WA to OR). I have no interest in trying it, but I have considered actually _purchasing_ some, mostly as a souvenir of what I consider an important historical event. I’m guessing it would sit on a shelf, along with a note about the date any why it was there. …but it’s been months now, and I haven’t actually done it, so probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/65 "2016-01-20T18:48:16Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [Wrong.](http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201212-127FR#.Vp-383ZeV5d) Interesting. I did not know that. But - and I speak under correction - I don’t believe there are anywhere near the number of studies on the effects of long-term marijuana smoking as there are on tobacco use. The abstract you linked to did note the presence of toxic gasses into marijuana smoke. It suggests that smoking weed isn’t as dangerous as smoking tobacco - so I was wrong to so imply - but I’m still going to say that smoking _anything_ - tobacco, weed, corn silk - is unhealthy. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/66 "2016-01-20T18:50:20Z")
“No way” is a bit strong; I have nothing personally against it, and I know lots of regular users. I tried it myself “a time or two” but I enjoyed it for five minutes then spent two hours waiting to feel normal again, so I wouldn’t bother. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/67 "2016-01-20T19:34:24Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Interesting. I did not know that. But - and I speak under correction - I don’t believe there are anywhere near the number of studies on the effects of long-term marijuana smoking as there are on tobacco use. The abstract you linked to did note the presence of toxic gasses into marijuana smoke. It suggests that smoking weed isn’t as dangerous as smoking tobacco - so I was wrong to so imply - but I’m still going to say that smoking _anything_ - tobacco, weed, corn silk - is unhealthy. On the corrected position - I agree. It definitely can cause bronchitis and is contraindicated for people with asthma. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/68 "2016-01-20T19:42:06Z")
No way. Marijuana’s legality has little bearing on the fact that I haven’t tried it. I don’t like the smell of it, I don’t like the contact high I get from people when they’ve smoked it, and I don’t like how dumb some people (and I say _some_ people) get after they’ve inhaled it. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/69 "2016-01-20T19:59:06Z")
TRY it? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I’d use some of my disposable income to get baked. Assuming that I could do so without screwing up the monthly drug test I have to take to get my prescription of opiates. :mad: (So stupid; no one cares if I get drunk on the weekend, but have six tokes on a joint and suddenly there’s a problem. Thanks, DEA!) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/70 "2016-01-20T20:10:58Z")
If I were a pot virgin I might. However I know that I hate the smell, it does nothing positive for me and causes me some bad physical reactions. So theoretically yes but in a practical sense no. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/71 "2016-01-20T20:25:51Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Good thing weed isn’t addictive, then. > > Anyway can’t really work with the assumptions in the OP since of course they’re inaccurate. But I would definitely buy some in a legal place. I’m just really disappointed in the way that legal weed has been implemented so far - my understanding is that even though it’s legal to buy, it’s still illegal to smoke in public and you have to go hide in your place of residence to do it. Yeah, it’s a stepping stone or whatever but still: I want the full experience of the public legal weed cafe. You would be wrong > **[Is marijuana addictive? | NIDA Archives](https://archives.nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive)** > > Marijuana use can lead to the development of problem use, known as a marijuana use disorder, which takes the form of addiction in severe cases. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/72 "2016-01-20T20:43:03Z")
Legality has never been a deciding factor. I’ve never smoked pot and have no interest in trying it. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/73 "2016-01-20T21:06:00Z")
There have been some articles in the DC media about the irony of the locality striving to legalize marijuana while the gargantuan local employer still squarely forbids it to its employees. “Of all places…” ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/74 "2016-01-20T21:12:46Z")
I would never smoke marijuana. I really, really don’t like smoking. Given another way to toke, such as a hash brownie, I might. I don’t know. At my age, even moderate amounts of alcohol give me about all the buzz I want or need. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/75 "2016-01-20T21:26:14Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > IIRC You’re in Alaska? You’re in a legal Pot state. But, many people don’t drink and that’s legal in every state (excluding dry counties). Everyone has to decide for themselves what they want to try… Pot isn’t for everyone. Not for six years now. I now live in Oregon and there is a pot store right around the corner. I tried the stuff back in the 70s, but didn’t like the effect it had on me. In the intervening 40 years, I came to realize that I have an addictive personality. It’s tough enough to limit my booze intake without adding something else to the mix. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/76 "2016-01-20T23:57:17Z")
I said Other. I have never smoked anything, and not sure I could bring myself to pull smoke into my lungs. I’m not totally against pot, until you let it rule your life. I wouldn’t mind knowing what the feeling of being high is like, but until I can get past the whole smoking part, not likely happening. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/77 "2016-01-21T00:05:08Z")
Nope. I’ve been offered it in the past and turned it down. I’ve got a hard enough job thinking I’m in some kind of control over my life, I’m not going to muddy the waters by bringing pot into the situation. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/78 "2016-01-21T00:23:08Z")
I smoked it in college. It was wonderful stuff, I highly recommend it, so long as you don’t do it to excess. But I quit after I left college because there was no easy access to pot. It wasn’t a big deal. If it were legal I’d happily smoke again. Good stuff, much better than liquor, which gives me headaches. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/79 "2016-01-21T00:53:24Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > You would be wrong Nope - it’s not physically addictive. Technically, anything can be psychologically addictive. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640/80 "2016-01-21T01:12:40Z")
While I’m curious about how it would feel to be high or baked or whatever the term is, I’m not curious enough to try it. On the couple of rare occasions when I tried regular cigarettes, I coughed constantly and my mouth tasted horrid for hours. No thanks. I rarely even drink - being impaired in any way just doesn’t do much for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640.md?page=5)