# Does smoking the stems of marijuana REALLY give you a headache? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 25, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-smoking-the-stems-of-marijuana-really-give-you-a-headache/241935 "2004-04-25T17:57:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![oriegirl44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f14d63/32.png) [@oriegirl44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oriegirl44)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-smoking-the-stems-of-marijuana-really-give-you-a-headache/241935/1 "2004-04-25T17:57:02Z")
So i live in Oregon where medical marijuana is legal (please, no angry mods telling me this has to do with illegal activity), and i was just wondering if smoking the stems really does give you a headache? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-smoking-the-stems-of-marijuana-really-give-you-a-headache/241935/2 "2004-04-25T18:34:46Z")
Ummm…this Board isn’t _actually_ about drugs. The phrase “The Straight Dope” is an old slang expresssion meaning “the accurate information”. This happens several times a year. ---
**Author:** ![oriegirl44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f14d63/32.png) [@oriegirl44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oriegirl44)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-smoking-the-stems-of-marijuana-really-give-you-a-headache/241935/3 "2004-04-28T06:22:44Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Ummm…this Board isn’t _actually_ about drugs. > > The phrase “The Straight Dope” is an old slang expresssion meaning “the accurate information”. > > This happens several times a year. no duh…if you notice, none of my other questions have involved drugs…it’s just a question i would like to know an answer to… ---
**Author:** ![saluki\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-smoking-the-stems-of-marijuana-really-give-you-a-headache/241935/4 "2004-04-28T06:34:08Z")
Well first off, let me just say that I have a little experience when it comes to smoking marijuana. With that said, I can say that I never incurred a headache due to smoking the stems of marijuana. Just why exactly would you be trying to smoke the stems anyway? The only BAD effect I could ever say about marijuana is that sometimes it DOES cause headaches, but I don’t believe that’s from smoking the stems (since I usually take them out anyway), rather the harshness of the marijuana itself. Good luck with your medical marijuana. 🆒