# \#weed-pot-marijuana **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/weed-pot-marijuana/56.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Marijuana to become a Schedule III drug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-to-become-a-schedule-iii-drug/1000986)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-to-become-a-schedule-iii-drug/1000986 "2026-05-03T20:00:31Z")
Story here. It really ought to be fully legalized at this point since it’s de facto legal in most states now anyway, but this is a step in the right direction. --- ## [What is Going on with Marijuana at the Federal Level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-marijuana-at-the-federal-level/1001063)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-marijuana-at-the-federal-level/1001063 "2025-12-21T18:09:08Z")
I think this belongs here, since it really is a political question. At this point, 24 states with a majority of the US population have legal recreational weed. And that’s without getting into medical. Pew finds 70% of … --- ## [Any cannabis hobbyists here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cannabis-hobbyists-here/1007248)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cannabis-hobbyists-here/1007248 "2025-11-13T22:02:56Z")
If so, I hope to join your ranks soon with the purchase of this grow system. I’ve toyed with the idea of getting a ready-to-go system for quite a while, then saw this and thought, “hmm”. So I’m in learning mode for a whi… --- ## [Cannabis tolerance and eating vs smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-tolerance-and-eating-vs-smoking/1019010)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-tolerance-and-eating-vs-smoking/1019010 "2025-06-19T11:36:43Z")
I’ve been eating edibles for a few weeks and I find myself needing more and more to get the same effect. If I switched back to smoking or vaping, would I still have a high tolerance and this need more? Should I plan on t… --- ## [Cannabis stores with punny names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-stores-with-punny-names/982416)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-stores-with-punny-names/982416 "2025-04-13T23:04:40Z")
When Canada legalized cannabis sales, Toronto had a flurry of stores opening up with punny names on a scale only seen before with hair salons. Off the top of my head: Highlife Cannabis Baker & Blazer Cannabis Fogtown … --- ## [Cannibis businesses can't get insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibis-businesses-cant-get-insurance/1008658)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibis-businesses-cant-get-insurance/1008658 "2024-10-14T16:34:11Z")
I just saw this on a local news show. Vermont has been hit by a lot of flooding, which caused substantial property loss. The story was about a woman who owned a commercial building in Vermont. She rented the use of the… --- ## [Can a bar and a dispensary be in the same building if there are two addresses? suite A and B?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bar-and-a-dispensary-be-in-the-same-building-if-there-are-two-addresses-suite-a-and-b/1008613)
**Author:** [@HeatherRae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeatherRae)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bar-and-a-dispensary-be-in-the-same-building-if-there-are-two-addresses-suite-a-and-b/1008613 "2024-10-12T16:48:07Z")
Wanting to open a bar beside a dispensary and can not find info on the rules. --- ## [So... Has legalized Pot caused the End of Civilization as We Know It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-legalized-pot-caused-the-end-of-civilization-as-we-know-it/1007245)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-legalized-pot-caused-the-end-of-civilization-as-we-know-it/1007245 "2024-09-17T19:14:11Z")
I’m up in Durango, CO, and there are Marijuana dispensaries all over town. In Arizona, “Medical Marijuana” is available if you pay Dr. Nick for a card. Before these dispensaries were common, there was much wringing of h… --- ## [Agricultural cooperatives that share marijuna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agricultural-cooperatives-that-share-marijuna/1005260)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agricultural-cooperatives-that-share-marijuna/1005260 "2024-08-08T04:05:50Z")
Possession of up to an ounce of weed has been legal here in Virginia for about 3 years. We were supposed to have retail stores by now but the legistaure put it on indefinite hold. Shortly after these stores starting a… --- ## [I quit smoking pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-pot/1001808)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-pot/1001808 "2024-05-23T23:55:42Z")
On sort of a whim I bought one of these vaporizers. Then, after reading up, bought a Wand, an induction heater. The hype on these things is pretty correct- weed goes a lot further and is more flavorful. As long as you do… --- ## [Cannabis users, have you ever tried this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-users-have-you-ever-tried-this/997478)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-users-have-you-ever-tried-this/997478 "2024-02-12T21:38:55Z")
It’s natural stuff you add to your weed to add flavor, supposedly reduce coughing, and overall just make your pot last longer. I’ve never heard of it. --- ## [Farm Bill, Hemp: interesting controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farm-bill-hemp-interesting-controversy/989652)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farm-bill-hemp-interesting-controversy/989652 "2023-09-05T15:45:12Z")
Long story incredibly shortened: A 2023 Farm Bill allows the growing of “hemp”, which the bill defines as cannabis with \<0.3% THC, so it doesn’t get you high. Sounds good? Hehe, yeah it does. Turns out there are many … --- ## [How Is Legalizing Marijuana...Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-legalizing-marijuana-legal/974218)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-legalizing-marijuana-legal/974218 "2023-09-03T17:56:08Z")
US Dopers: Many States have legalized OR are considering legalizing the use of marijuana in one form of another for medicinal or recreational use. Maybe everything I was taught in school was wrong, but I thought no State… --- ## [Non-US, English-Speaking Dopers: Do You Grind Your Cannabis Or Mince It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-english-speaking-dopers-do-you-grind-your-cannabis-or-mince-it/973337)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-english-speaking-dopers-do-you-grind-your-cannabis-or-mince-it/973337 "2022-10-18T14:57:05Z")
I’ve come to learn, through watching some British, Australian, and NZ YouTube content that the American term “ground beef” confuses you people (you say “minced beef” or, in NZ, just “mince”). Seems like grinding is done … --- ## [Ground-Up Cannabis Exposed To Air And Sunlight For ~72 Hours; Still Potent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-up-cannabis-exposed-to-air-and-sunlight-for-72-hours-still-potent/973336)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-up-cannabis-exposed-to-air-and-sunlight-for-72-hours-still-potent/973336 "2022-10-17T13:53:00Z")
A few nights ago I ground up some dank nugs and put it onto this little tray I use. I smoked a few bowls and then forgot about it. It’s been exposed to the air and the sunlight (during the few hours when direct sunlight … --- ## [How good was Maui Wowie and how does it hold up today? (Marijuana)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-maui-wowie-and-how-does-it-hold-up-today-marijuana/970044)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-maui-wowie-and-how-does-it-hold-up-today-marijuana/970044 "2022-10-14T01:21:37Z")
There’s lots of pop culture references to Maui Wowie in 1970s and 80s music and films. It was supposedly premium grade weed and a very fun night was sure to follow. For those who were there, is that accurate? How would … --- ## [Weed and Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-and-mexico/971281)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-and-mexico/971281 "2022-09-15T19:02:41Z")
Now that marijuana has been legal in many large states for many years, I was curious to see if the original hypothesis that legalized drugs here would reduce crime in Mexico. This is the first study that I found (look fo… --- ## [Interstate weed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstate-weed/941988)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstate-weed/941988 "2022-06-15T18:39:16Z")
Now the NJ has legalized the possession and use of marijuana, can a dispensary in say, Colorado, ship to the Garden State via Fedex, UPS or other private company? I know USPS is out but before the laws are sorted out reg… --- ## [Making Cannabis Tincture (and a broader question for chemistry in general)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-cannabis-tincture-and-a-broader-question-for-chemistry-in-general/947252)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-cannabis-tincture-and-a-broader-question-for-chemistry-in-general/947252 "2022-06-15T16:08:21Z")
In this video, the host explains how to make cannabis tincture. He says to use 1.5 ounces (42.5 g) of coarsely ground cannabis flower to 1 pint (473 ml) of strong liquor. OK, but does that scale down? Can I use .75 ounce… --- ## [Best marijuana strains and means of ingestion for those prone to weed anxiety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-marijuana-strains-and-means-of-ingestion-for-those-prone-to-weed-anxiety/941886)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-marijuana-strains-and-means-of-ingestion-for-those-prone-to-weed-anxiety/941886 "2022-04-25T13:17:07Z")
I assume we can post this here since weed is legal for recreational use in 17 states at this point. For those of us who get anxiety from smoking street weed (which I don’t know anything about the strain, I just assume i… --- ## [Pot smoke, again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smoke-again/961467)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smoke-again/961467 "2022-03-24T17:08:42Z")
This is in the nature of a pointless rant. Someone in one of the houses close to mine (and in San Francisco, houses are VERY close) smokes a perfectly legal substance, pot, from time to time. How do I know this? Because… --- ## [When a state legalizes marijuana, how do they get the seeds to start growing it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-state-legalizes-marijuana-how-do-they-get-the-seeds-to-start-growing-it/960292)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-state-legalizes-marijuana-how-do-they-get-the-seeds-to-start-growing-it/960292 "2022-03-02T01:42:59Z")
Basically what I’m asking is this. A state decides to start cultivating marijuana for legal sale and wants to grow about ~200 varieties. How do they get the seeds? The state may be surrounded on all sides by illegal sta…