# Smoking a catnip joint... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567 "2004-03-21T17:52:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/1 "2004-03-21T17:52:01Z")
Suppose we had a Furry…an anthropomorphic half human, half animal being…specifically a cat, could such an entity derive pleasure smoking a joint made from catnip? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/2 "2004-03-21T17:55:13Z")
As long as we’re already dealing with a creature that doesn’t exist, there’s nothing to say one way or the other. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/3 "2004-03-21T18:33:17Z")
[QUOTE=Enola Straight\an anthropomorphic half human, half animal being…\[QUOTE] Ack! Are the two mutually exclusive now? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/4 "2004-03-21T18:40:12Z")
I believe that this is the first combination Furry-Drug thread in IMHO(if not the entire freakin’ internet). Congradulations. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/5 "2004-03-21T20:22:54Z")
Although the OP’s hypothesis is untestable, there is a related experiment one could try: smoking the catnip joint in proximity to an actual cat, to test whether it, oh, I dunno, tries to rip your lungs out? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/6 "2004-03-21T22:29:57Z")
> [@Enola Straight](#): > > Suppose we had a Furry…an anthropomorphic half human, half animal being…specifically a cat, could such an entity derive pleasure smoking a joint made from catnip? Sometimes I worry about the other people on this message board. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/7 "2004-03-21T22:42:52Z")
Human consumption of catnip, normally in a brewed tea, is mildly sedative. Your hybrid could theoretically achieve the nothing between the calming effects on humans and the euphoric buzz that felines experience. Wonder if the effects of catnip ARE inhalable? ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/8 "2004-03-21T22:44:09Z")
Well, the trip to Kzin isn’t that far . . . ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/9 "2004-03-22T00:38:54Z")
Well, this thread of mine [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=234126](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=234126) doesn’t seem so silly in comparison now, does it? ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/10 "2004-03-24T05:20:54Z")
I was wondering if the active component of catnip…nepetalactone…could be delivered in vaporous form, such as nicotine or THC when released from burning tobacco or marijuana, respectfully. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/11 "2004-03-24T05:26:30Z")
Who wants to get the munchies when you’re licking your own butthole? ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/12 "2004-03-24T05:35:20Z")
I’ve actually smoked catnip. It just felt like the pressure was increasing in my face. Nothing to get excited about, really. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/13 "2004-03-24T21:05:32Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > I’ve actually smoked catnip. It just felt like the pressure was increasing in my face. Nothing to get excited about, really. Wow, you can learn _ **anything** _ on this board! I’d wager that this little piece of information alone is worth $4.95! ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/14 "2004-03-24T21:48:13Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > I’ve actually smoked catnip. It just felt like the pressure was increasing in my face. Nothing to get excited about, really. I can’t believe I actually have something informative to add to this thread. When I was about 14, I smoked catnip. My friend told me it was actual weed, of course, and I certainly didn’t know the difference. (Can you believe she’s _still_ my friend?) I also happened to smoke it in a room that contained easily 20 cats. The cats seemed largely unaffected by the smoke. I got a minor headache, and a little bit later, I felt decidedly munchy. As for our imaginary half-furry, I figure as long as he’s imaginary, he should be stoned out of his cat-suit. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/15 "2004-03-24T21:50:27Z")
Officer: “We found some paraphernalia in his car.” Judge: “What kind of paraphernalia… a bong?” Officer: “No sir. Two balls of yarn and a squeaky toy.” ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/16 "2004-03-24T21:56:49Z")
Ehhh… once you let your Furries smoke catnip, pretty soon, all they’ll wanna do is wear tie-dye, eat cheetos and m&ms and watch bad television. At least that’s what happened to my dog when he ate my stash. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/17 "2005-07-01T19:49:12Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > … eat cheetos and m&ms … As long as they don’t mix them up with cheetahs. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/18 "2005-07-01T20:16:06Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > When I was about 14, I smoked catnip. My friend told me it was actual weed, of course, and I certainly didn’t know the difference. (Can you believe she’s _still_ my friend?) I also happened to smoke it in a room that contained easily 20 cats. The cats seemed largely unaffected by the smoke. I got a minor headache, and a little bit later, I felt decidedly munchy. I don’t smoke anything, but if I did (or even if I didn’t), I’d want to hug all 20 of those cats, or snuggle up with them, or use them as pillows. ---
**Author:** ![EnderWay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@EnderWay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnderWay)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/19 "2005-07-02T02:05:52Z")
> [@RandomLetters](#): > > Well, the trip to Kzin isn’t that far . . . You beat me to that one! BTW I think Teela Brown who posts here on SDMB is onto the same author 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567/20 "2005-07-02T02:13:31Z")
> [@EnderWay](#): > > You beat me to that one! BTW I think Teela Brown who posts here on SDMB is > onto the same author 🙂 Wu who? 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-catnip-joint/235567.md?page=2)