# Can someone give me some arguements against smoking weed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 11, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403 "2002-08-11T15:41:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EmbarrassingDad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/embarrassingdad/32/5441_2.png) [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403/41 "2002-08-12T19:39:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JCHeckler \* > \*\*I gather from what Mr 2001 says that pot is quite expensive nowadays. Legalities aside, alcohol still seems a better deal from a cost-benefit standpoint. > \*\* Don’t be so fast to jump to conclusions. Without extolling the virtues of this herb, I can say that I smoke almost daily and a $50 bag lasts me a month. On the other hand, I easily spend $100+ any given night out at the bars. Drinks are expensive in cool clubs in the city. Pot is way cheap by comparison. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403/42 "2002-08-12T23:40:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RickJay \* > \*\*33 messages in and I can’t believe I’m the first person to say this: > > **Smoking weed makes you smell like shit.** > > It’s the same with cigarettes, but worse; if you smoke, you smell like dog turds. People who smoke pot smell like dogshit in hockey bags. I don’t mean the smell of pot, which is bad enough, but the stale, sweaty odor of a pot smoker. Some smell worse than others, but the pungent, disgusting, rank stench of the pothead isn’t any fun for those of us who would prefer not to smell like a forgotten laundry hamper. Of course, the people who SMOKE pot don’t notice this, just as cigarette smokers don’t realize they always smell like dirty feet. (Yes, you do.) > > So if you want to convince your your female friend not to smoke, try telling her, “you know, it won’t hurt your health, but you’ll smell just like a sewer, so why not save your money and roll around in a pig sty instead?” It would work on me. \*\* Sorry to quote this whole freakin’ post, but I really didn’t know where to snip. What a load! I’m around pot smokers a lot, some heavy users, and they smell just fine. Of course if they have bad hygiene, or never wash their clothes, they’ll stink. But that’s B.O, not pot. And no, I don’t smoke pot. I had to quit five years ago for my job. Even with tobacco smokers, you can smell it when they just come in from a smoke, But I’d hardly say they reek. Goodness, my friend, do you live in a vacuum bottle? What do you do about people who don’t smoke, but never bathe? Or worse, hose themselve’s down with perfume? Maybe you’re the first to say this (in 33 posts) because few others notice it? Pig sty, indeed. :rolleyes: I’ve told you a _million times_ not to exaggerate. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![mandielise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mandielise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandielise)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403/43 "2002-08-13T00:26:47Z")
Actually, I LIKE the smell of pot. Mmmmm it smells good. It doesn’t stick around like tobacco smoke, though - it’s gone much faster. Especially if you use candles or incense, you shouldn’t smell bad at all. ---
**Author:** ![mandielise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mandielise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandielise)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403/44 "2002-08-13T00:28:29Z")
OH yeah… and what ever happened to Llardball??? He/she hasn’t shown up ONCE to say, “Wow I’ve learned a lot, y’all are smart,” “You people are all nuts,” or “I’ll get my info elsewhere.” I’d expect at least SOME comment from someone who started a thread - positive or negative!!! ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403/45 "2002-08-13T01:09:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mangeorge \* > \*\* > Sorry to quote this whole freakin’ post, but I really didn’t know where to snip. What a load! I’m around pot smokers a lot, some heavy users, and they smell just fine. \*\* Maybe you’re used to it by now. I know it took me awhile to start smelling cigarettes after I moved away from home. What can I say; pot leaves a terrible stench in smokers’ clothes. It smells positively atrocious. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403/46 "2002-08-13T01:51:07Z")
No, **RickJay** , I’m super sensitive to the smell. Because I miss it, I guess. Here’s my problem; “It smells positively atrocious. Smoking weed makes you smell like shit. smell like dog turds. pungent, disgusting, rank stench. you’ll smell just like a sewer” And so on. C’mon, man. _Rarely_ does anyone smell anywhere _near_ that bad. Pot or no pot. A little exaggeration is cool 🆒 , but sheesh, dude. ---
**Author:** ![jb\_farley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jb\_farley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_farley)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403/47 "2002-08-13T02:05:17Z")
erm, **RickJay** , i don’t know where to start. first off, **mangeorge** hasn’t smoked pot in five years. ‘used to it by now’? you describe the smell as “dogshit in hockey bags… [a] pungent, disgusting, rank stench… like a forgotten laundry hamper”. hardly something one would get used to. could it be, um, that you are full of it? or perhaps have funny nose nerves? i am a heavy cigarette smoker (a lot less heavy in the past week- yeah me!), but i still smell it tobacco smoke on other users. it does stink, you are right. but marijuana smoke is bush leagues compared to tobacco. are you sure your pot smoking peers are indeed smoking pot? you may be misinterpreting “Damn dude, that’s some good shit.” jb ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403/48 "2002-08-13T08:07:29Z")
I think we have enough, so I’ll close this thread. Perhaps this is a good place to remind folks about our policy concerning copping to current drug usage: don’t. From the [FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106617) > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried_ > **Drugs** > Illegal (in the USA) Drugs - You are allowed discussion of the effects of drugs, but do not discuss where to buy them. Limited discussion of past use of drugs is OK, discussion of current use is not. Please include a disclaimer that the drug is illegal in the US. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-some-arguements-against-smoking-weed/123403.md?page=2)