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Reasons Why Being a Stoner Isn't a Bad Thing
Stoner stereotypes aren't generally the most flattering. At best, stoners are very often portrayed, especially in media, as nothing more than comical bums, people who do nothing with their lives but smoke weed. While those characters are often beloved, they also give real legalized marijuana users a bad name, and it's just not a fair characterization of weed enthusiasts. There are just as many reasons why being a stoner isn't a bad thing at all—in fact, it can just as well be a good thing.
Nicola P. YoungPublished 6 years ago in Potent10 Signs Your Kid Will Be a Stoner
Most parents do not want to hear that their kids are using drugs, even if it's something as harmless as cannabis. In most cases, being a future drug user could be construed as a sign that your kid may end up an opioid statistic or that they could be arresting for selling or using drugs.
Cato ConroyPublished 6 years ago in Potent10 Signs You're a Natural Pothead
Of all the nearly 7 billion people on the earth, no two individuals are precisely identical in every way. While no two people have the same personality, there are certainly a few broader personality types that can classify most people. As is well known, most people associate certain personality traits with cannabis use and general stonerdom. Consequently, some people (and we all know one) can naturally behave as if they are a Bob Marley level stoner without ever touching a bud. Perhaps you have been told that you are such a person. If so, here are some signs you're a natural pothead, without even trying.
Fred Eugene ParkPublished 6 years ago in Potent- Top Story - September 2018
10 Signs Your Smoking Habit Is Getting out of Control
Pot is a deeply maligned drug, and there's no denying that. The benefits of medical marijuana are well-catalogued and regularly cited by potheads and doctors alike. Despite the fact that there isn't evidence that people could die due to pot use, the powers that be still call it a menace.
Buddy BrownPublished 6 years ago in Potent My Life with Weed
I grew up in upstate New York in the 60s and 70s. I first saw marijuana when I was around 10-years-old. I found a bag of weed in one of my older brother's friend's car. It was a garbage bag full of pot. I didn't smoke any, but I knew what it was from the war on drugs propaganda that was being fed to us in school.
pistolpetePublished 6 years ago in Potent10 Stoner Problems That Are Easily Solved
It is no secret that smoking bud doesn't always go smoothly. Even if you're riding an excellent high, the smallest of issues can shift your mood completely, or get you in some trouble. Luckily, stoners are often a resourceful group, allowing them to come up with innovative solutions that range from convoluted to simple. If you have experienced stoner problems, chances are another person has been through the same thing and found a way around it. Below are 10 relatively common stoner predicaments that can be solved in ways ranging from obvious to surprising.
Fred Eugene ParkPublished 6 years ago in PotentWhy Marijuana Is Illegal in the First Place
Marijuana has countless medicinal applications (including juicing!) and has lead to plenty of good times. Nonetheless, marijuana is illegal for reasons that seemingly make no sense. Marijuana is not associated with overdoses like opioids are, people's behavior under the influence of marijuana is not as reckless as their behavior when under the influence of alcohol, and the criminal associations with marijuana is a direct consequence of it being framed as criminal. Unfortunately, like too many of the laws and social mores in America, the criminalization has more to do with maintaining existing power structures than with protecting the public's general interest.
Ben KharakhPublished 6 years ago in PotentHow To Smoke Weed in Style
One of the things that divides the weed noobs from the weed veterans is how you enjoy your cannabis. Newbies have that oddly teenage sense of pride in being able to say, "OMG, I'm so stoned!" and it translates into how they experience weed.
Ossiana TepfenhartPublished 6 years ago in PotentShe's So High
I've sworn up and down for years that I would never get high. It's not that I judge people who do, I've just truly never had any interest in trying. I'd be handed a joint at a party and would just pass it on to the next person without a second thought.
Madison ElliottPublished 6 years ago in Potent- Top Story - May 2018
Weed vs. Wax
Once you have started smoking for a while, your tolerance for regular old marijuana starts to rise. Then you come across the wonders of concentrated cannabis, or wax dabs, that seems to bring you to a whole other stoner level you didn't even think was imaginable. Over the last few years, I have learned to see the differences in how wax smokes, makes you feel, and the different high it gives you than smoking on kush.
Michelle GPublished 6 years ago in Potent What I Learnt from 4/20 in the UK
As you may or may not know, recently there has been an international celebration of weed in which one smokes said "devils lettuce". It was celebrated in places such as California, Colorado and the first ever country to completely legalize weed; Uruguay. However, I ( like many) am unlucky enough to have been born on a patch of Earth where this plant is illegal and such celebrations are regularly met with confliction and confusion. So without further ado, let me lay out my personal experience and learnings of this sacred date.
Jack KnightPublished 6 years ago in Potent- Top Story - April 2018
The Best Ways to Celebrate 4/20
How can you make this 4/20 the best it can possibly be? Other than simply getting high with friends, there are plenty of options. 4/20 is the unofficial holiday for stoners meant to celebrate the plant that has brought so many people around the world joy; it deserves special treatment.
Adrian ScottPublished 6 years ago in Potent