# Weed goes legit - would you toke up? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 7, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279 "2010-06-07T15:14:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/101 "2010-06-08T12:33:48Z")
Nope. I’ve never smoked _ANYTHING_, and cannot for the life of me see the attraction of pullin smoke into my lungs. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/102 "2010-06-08T13:34:20Z")
> [@missred](#): > > Me. Since taking on grown up responsibilities, I have too much to lose to run the risk. Were it legal, it would replace alcohol as my drug of choice. You and others: I understand not wanting to risk losing your job or whatever it is for an illegal activity, but buying weed isn’t like picking up a hooker; you get it from your friends, so you know they’re not a cop, and it’s not like you would be smoking it outside in the park. Most likely, you and your friends would be in one of your homes, smoking on the sofa. I mean, I _guess_ the cops could randomly knock on your door for a Weed Inspection, but when has that ever happened? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/103 "2010-06-08T14:50:31Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > You and others: I understand not wanting to risk losing your job or whatever it is for an illegal activity, but buying weed isn’t like picking up a hooker; you get it from your friends, so you know they’re not a cop, and it’s not like you would be smoking it outside in the park. Most likely, you and your friends would be in one of your homes, smoking on the sofa. I mean, I _guess_ the cops could randomly knock on your door for a Weed Inspection, but when has that ever happened? The risk is mostly during acquisition/transportation. Lot of drug arrests happen after traffic stops. Someone will have contraband on them, or in the vehicle, and either consent to a search, or do something to give an officer probable cause for a search. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/104 "2010-06-08T15:10:18Z")
> [@Rex\_Goliath](#): > > In the South, generally you get from two to four different “qualities” of weed, with corresponding prices. > > Schwag, or ditch weed, or “cheap shit”, is about @25-30 for a quarter of an ounce. > “Mids”, as in middle-of-the-road, hum-drum weed, is about $40 for an eigth of an ounce. > “Nug” or “good weed”, runs anywhere from $50-60 for an eigth, depending on how close to the source you buy it. This is about the price paid in a California dispensary for equal quality weed last January. > > The occasional “fire” weed, which is supposedly mega-potent (but to me not worth the price), is about $75 for an eigth. Average “good enough” weed is around $75/oz in the southwest US. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/105 "2010-06-08T15:29:46Z")
I smoked a bit in college, stopped once I got to law school. Several lawyer friends I have still do smoke on occasion, though. If it were legal, I would smoke instead of drink. I much prefer the marijuana buzz to the alcohol buzz. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/106 "2010-06-08T15:38:36Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Maybe this needs its own thread, but what’s the current consensus on the whole long term brain damage thing? It’s hard to know what is good information. Much comment on the subject comes either from the “Drugs is bad, dope will turn you into a paranoid killer zombie” school, or the “Dope will save the world” school. > > Age is doing quite enough to my brain as it is without me dumbing myself down any further. Here in the Caribbean it’s often said that it causes mental problems - I think the reverse, that especially with young people, there’s a mental problem and the youth attempts to self medicate with ganja, only to exasperate their original problem. It’s certainly not for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/107 "2010-06-08T15:39:17Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > You and others: I understand not wanting to risk losing your job or whatever it is for an illegal activity, but buying weed isn’t like picking up a hooker; you get it from your friends, so you know they’re not a cop, and it’s not like you would be smoking it outside in the park. Most likely, you and your friends would be in one of your homes, smoking on the sofa. I mean, I _guess_ the cops could randomly knock on your door for a Weed Inspection, but when has that ever happened? If you have friends that sell good weed it’s not that big a problem I suppose. I don’t know anyone who sells it personally, but I know where to get it. That area gets busted a lot though, so in order to get it at least a little safer you have to have a middle man, and you have to pay that middle man extra, then you have to share if you want to do it more than once. You have to know people, because generally those guys come and go. You never know who will help you out and who won’t come back with your money, or will come back with half the product, claiming that’s all they were given. Then you have the issue of having it on you in a car and being pulled over because Tennessee is not one of those states where they go easy on you for having a joint’s worth of smoke. Hell they’ll bust you for seeds and stems. Not that I know anything about buying pot. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/108 "2010-06-08T15:42:25Z")
Well, let’s see. I figure I’ve lost more pot in my couch cushions than most people have seen in their lives so … yeah, why not, I’ll give it a go. I’m thinking a pack of Maui Wowie 100’s wouldn’t be as fun as snagging a bag off Cheech on the other side of the tracks, but I’d be game. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/109 "2010-06-08T15:54:55Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I can’t imagine there are a lot of people out there who like weed, but don’t smoke it because it’s not “legit.” I am one. I tried it a few times back in my high school years [the 70s] and enjoyed it. To me it was like having a drink, but illegal. Since I could get booze at home and it was a lot less illegal [at the time more or less a stern talking to by the cops, compared to jail time with weed] booze won the toss. If it wasn’t illegal, I would do weed now, because I really cant do a lot of drinking because I am diabetic and it is carbs with no purpose. I could get that one drink buzz without the carbs. Not to mention, it would probably help migraines, and my insomnia. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/110 "2010-06-08T16:06:52Z")
Well whaddaya know? I guess I’m just a regular ol’ scofflaw. I don’t care for weed either way, but a lot (a _lot_) of my friends do. When they’re partaking, I generally say no, but every now and again will indulge. I’ve never thought “but this is illegal.” My desire, or lack thereof, is in no way affected by its “legitimacy.” Don’t call the cops! ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/111 "2010-06-08T16:17:49Z")
I’d try pot in food, but wouldn’t want to smoke it – and if I liked it, or if it “worked” (say on migraine pain, as some say it does) I might use it every once in a while. I did try it once smoked, decades ago, but nothing much happened to me but cottonmouth. Don’t know if it was crappy weed or if I didn’t inhale enough or what, but if it were legal, I’d try again to find out. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/112 "2010-06-08T16:57:32Z")
Until such time as cannabis _is_ legitimized, I am starting my own little crusade to keep it out of the hands of kids. I will do this by purchasing the vile weed whenever/wherever I can and then burning the stuff. Those who wish to help sponsor my Save the Children Crusade may send donations to me if they wish. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/113 "2010-06-08T17:12:20Z")
Wow, **kayaker** , you are one noble dude. I’d like to start a similar organization, but with the intent of keeping alcohol from minors. Together, we can keep our children safe. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/114 "2010-06-08T17:15:10Z")
Yep. Let’s thinka the kids! **MOL** : I think we must have the same friends, ifyaknowwhatimean. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/115 "2010-06-08T17:36:49Z")
Nah, I’ve never even been tempted to try it. And now I’ve got so many responsibilities with kids and a job… I can’t think of a convenient time to be stoned. And, my wife would kill me. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/116 "2010-06-08T23:13:52Z")
Amazing how the voting is 52/48, but the comments are almost all NO. Me, I smoked for 25 years and then quit because I couldn’t find it anymore and couldn’t afford it. Haven’t smoked in 7 years now. If it was legal, I would once again, but probably not nearly as much as when I was younger. OTOH the problem I always had with the good stuff was that I LOVED LOVED LOVED the taste of it so much that I always ended up smoking too much at one time. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/117 "2010-06-09T00:48:28Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Well whaddaya know? I guess I’m just a regular ol’ scofflaw. I don’t care for weed either way, but a lot (a _lot_) of my friends do. When they’re partaking, I generally say no, but every now and again will indulge. I’ve never thought “but this is illegal.” My desire, or lack thereof, is in no way affected by its “legitimacy.” Don’t call the cops! I am calling the cops BIATCH…then running and partying with **Kayaker** 😛 I Kid MOL I KID…chilllax…and burn one! tsfr ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/118 "2010-06-09T01:03:55Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Well whaddaya know? I guess I’m just a regular ol’ scofflaw. I don’t care for weed either way, but a lot (a _lot_) of my friends do. When they’re partaking, I generally say no, but every now and again will indulge. I’ve never thought “but this is illegal.” My desire, or lack thereof, is in no way affected by its “legitimacy.” Don’t call the cops! Well, I used to be the same kind of ol’ scofflaw you are! (Though I’m not mean; and I’m not old. . .well, OK, I _am_ kinda old; and I’m not, y’know, all hot-looking and stuff). But seriously, my hubby works for the federal gov’t. The job he’s in now just required regular old security clearance. But if he ever wants to move up a step, he’ll need a more in-depth clearance. Believe it or not, _me_ getting busted for even _minor_ possession would keep him from getting a promotion. Yeah, the chances I’d ever get busted are slim. But it’s just not worth the risk, the idea that I did something that he doesn’t even _do_ could cost him a promotion. I’ll stick to legal stuff for now. But I seriously think that decriminalization is coming to more and more states, and could legalization be far behind on the heels of that? I don’t imagine. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/119 "2010-06-09T01:35:44Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Well whaddaya know? I guess I’m just a regular ol’ scofflaw. I don’t care for weed either way, but a lot (a _lot_) of my friends do. When they’re partaking, I generally say no, but every now and again will indulge. I’ve never thought “but this is illegal.” My desire, or lack thereof, is in no way affected by its “legitimacy.” Don’t call the cops! Priorities, **MOL** , priorities. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279/120 "2010-06-10T17:59:40Z")
Like many here, I’d be interested in trying it (self-modulation of cognitive states has been of interest to me since I was medicated for depression and eventually weaned myself off it it) but won’t because of drug testing at work. The perils of government contracting, so I won’t touch the stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279.md?page=7)