# Silly Marijuana question.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-marijuana-question/112961>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 8, 2002, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-marijuana-question/112961 "2002-06-08T08:26:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-marijuana-question/112961/21 "2002-06-09T16:52:15Z")

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The old dudes (beatnicks) I knew as a teenager in the mid to late 50’s called pot “boo”.  
Pot, _not_ heroin.  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-marijuana-question/112961/22 "2002-06-09T22:25:04Z")

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I believe you get slapped for calling it “reefer” these days.

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