How many of "us" smoke pot?

[Hamlette]

I used to smoke pot every day but have not for years. With the passage of legalization in 2 states now (yay!) I wonder who's smoking now?

71 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	I am under age 30 and smoke pot occasionally
	3 (4%)
	I am under age 30 and smoke pot at least once a week.
	0 (0%)
	I am under age 30 and do not smoke pot.
	2 (3%)
	I am between 30 and 50 and smoke pot occasionally.
	8 (11%)
	I am between 30 and 50 and smoke pot at least once a week.
	6 (8%)
	I am between 30 and 50 and do not smoke pot.
	16 (23%)
	I am over age 50 and smoke pot occasionally.
	6 (8%)
	I am over age 50 and smoke pot at least once a week.
	13 (18%)
	I am over age 50 and do not smoke pot.
	8 (11%)
	I am over age 50 and used to smoke pot but do not any more.
	9 (13%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Politicalboi]

1. Where's the over 50 and

Smokes EVERY day? That is me. Been smoking for over 30 years, and have NO plans to quit. EVER.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. I hear ya.

[musiclawyer]

85. Why is three no option for Vape or eat ?

I think there are millions who enjoy bud and eschew smoking

Everyone I know who likes MJ has a portable or plug in vaporizer

[Rowdyboy]

4. September 1972 as a freshman in college.....Of all my bad habits, its the least bad....

If not for marijuana I could never have given up cigarettes (1991-3 packs a day). Likely I'd be dead now.

[babylonsister]

26. And you're moving

to GA when???

[Rowdyboy]

49. It would be a step up from Mississippi, believe me!

[Go Vols]

18. +1

[Ohio Joe]

19. +1 - nt

[Faux pas]

25. Yeah, where is that choice?

[Mel Content]

40. 52 year old daily wake-n-bake practitioner for 35 years...and counting.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

50. great name!

to DU!

[hrmjustin]

66. Welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy the site.

[Scout]

76. wake-n-bake here too

[DollarBillHines]

42. Since 1967

[montanto]

77. +1 over 50, every day.

[mike_c]

82. +1, 57 and counting, more-or-less daily smoker for 40 years....

eom

[GobBluth]

3. You missed an option!

One that says "I am over 30 and would LOVE to smoke pot (My wine habit is getting out of control), but am too afraid to have my kids taken away for something that should be legal anyways".

[etherealtruth]

22. I LOVE your name

I watch very (VERY) little television ... but that show is quite probably my favorite of all time!

[Scootaloo]

5. 30 years old and "very occasionally"

It's no fun to light up alone, but must of my friends are non-smokers, so I haven't indulged in, huh, three years now.

[Rstrstx]

6. Define "occasionally"

Would like once a year qualify?

[socialist_n_TN]

33. Yeah once a year would be a pretty good choice.......

Although to be honest, I smoked pretty much every weekend night this year up until March or April when I ran out of my Xmas present. That's right, an eighth of an ounce lasted me 3 or 4 months.

[BlueCaliDem]

7. 50 and I've never smoked pot. eom

[UnrepentantLiberal]

21. Maybe you should.

[BlueCaliDem]

56. I don't see any reason why I should. eom

[Mel Content]

67. maybe you should check out this link...

and ask yourself why cancer rates shot up at the same time doctors were stopped from prescribing cannabis...

[BlueCaliDem]

72. Do what rich people do, including the late president, Ronald Reagan.

Use Carnivora - a simple venus flytrap extraction that's been successfully used against cancer.

Personal experience with Carnivora:

According to any physician you ask (and I advise you to ask them), colitis is incurable. My husband (now 49) contracted colitis back in 2007 where he had power bowel movements and bled profusely. We really were alarmed at how badly he bled, not to mention the horrific stomach cramps he suffered on a daily basis - sometimes a little less, sometimes extreme.

After his endoscopic examination, his gastroenterologist told him that 20 centimeters of his large intestine was infected and that although he could prescribe medicine to alleviate the symptoms, this was a disease that can't be cured. It could be "controlled", but it was going to be expensive. He would also have to completely change his diet forever and at least twice a year, suffer those bloody bowel movements, and spend over $350 a month for at least four months on the medicine to suppress the symptoms.

Then I discovered Carnivora. In addition to the medicine to suppress the horrible symptoms, I began giving him the Carnivora concentrated droplets in a small bottle of water that he had to slowly drink over the day. I used 30 droplets a day. Within the first day, the cramps stopped but there was still bleeding. Bleeding subsided within three-four days completely. After a month, when he was due for a return visit, the gastroenterologist was surprised because every centimeter of the twenty, was pink and clean. He was cured.

Just recently (due to his own negligence five years after he was cured of it since he's a Dutchman and LOVES eating chunks of cheese) he had another flare-up but was acting stubborn when I told him to take his Carnivora. Anyway, making a long story short, I only learned of it when it was unmanageable for him. I immediately got those small bottles of water and put 30 droplets in, telling him to spread drinking the water over the entire day. Two weeks later, he's cured and is doing perfectly fine.


Read what the discoverer of Carnivora says here: A Note from the Dr. Keller

Dr. C. Joe Schneller M.D., N.D., D.Sc., D.Ac., D.C. and Inventor of World's First Hybrid Darkfield Microscope:

Disclosure: This information is for educational and informational purposes ONLY. I am NOT affiliated with the website nor do I receive any compensation. I am just an enthusiast for alternative healing solutions and have personally experience using this product to the benefit of my health and that of others close to me.

I have never used MJ, even in my teen or young adult years. I have never seen the need for it. But I stand with people who believe this harmless herb/plant had been unjustly demonized and made illegal because of politics rather than the safety of the public. We absolutely should legalize MJ because it's, my opinion, just ridiculous to place it in with more damaging even deadly drugs. MJ is neither.

[TwilightGardener]

35. In my forties, never have either.

[Shrek]

41. I'm 49, never tried it, don't intend to. n/t

[Codeine]

44. Almost 43, and I've never smoked it either.

Never will.

[roody]

8. Over 50 and use frequently but

don't smoke: vaporize or eat.

[Canuckistanian]

9. I defnitely smoke it

But I can't remember how often.

[Lucinda]

10. I would if I could.

In my never ending collection of weird health problems, I now have severe joint pain. I HATE the pain meds I have to take for it, and would try pot for it if I could. I'm told it might help. I tried pot during chemo treatment a few years ago, and it just makes me itchy.

If I were in Washington now, I WOULD try it again, in other forms.

[Eleanors38]

14. Try a tincture for joint pain, just rub it in, no smoke.

[OriginalGeek]

11. Not quite 50

and I used to smoke every day but haven't in many years.


If it became legal for recreational use where I live I would probably smoke occasionally.


If it became legal for medicinal use I might develop a glaucoma or something. Is "hitch in my git-along" a valid medical necessity?

[Zoeisright]

12. Where's the over 50 and never touched it?

I'm not into escaping reality.

[ronnie624]

15. I don't think smoking marijuana enables an escape from reality.

Even the highest quality bud, is no where near as intense as alcohol. It's really just mildly euphoric, and it is an excellent pain reliever.

[MadrasT]

17. It affects me quite differently.

I can't think straight and it makes me feel anxious. I hate pot.

[ronnie624]

39. I can understand the feelings of anxiety.

When I first started smoking as a teenager, I always felt apprehensive. Later on, those feelings went away entirely, especially when I feel secure in my own home. I think they were associated more with just doing something that I knew was illegal. I've always been a rule follower (except for the smoking pot part), and the thought of being arrested and put in jail, is mortifying to me.

[Go Vols]

20. in 30+ years of smoking I have yet to escape reality,

but it does make me smile for a bit before bed.

[frylock]

48. judgemental much?

[Mel Content]

68. but- I AM into escaping cancer.

btw- did you miss the option for "over 50 and i don't smoke pot" or are you just that illiterate?

[MotherPetrie]

13. Over 60, never smoked it or wanted to smoke it.

[Incitatus]

16. I do every now and then.

If I could do it legally and without employment concerns, I would probably smoke more often and drink a lot less. For now, my vice is alcohol until we get some more common sense legislation here and have the less harmful drug legalized.

[glowing]

23. I'm over 30, and because of having a child, I do not smoke pot anymore. The risk

is not worth it... I also rarely drink... I don't need a DUI on my record and I don't want to sit around getting sloshed in front of the kid either.

If it was legalized, I'd probably smoke it on occasion, and more for medicinal reasons than to get high... Its great for cramps, stomach aches, muscle aches, neck pain, headaches, and achy joints.

[lalalu]

55. I am with you.

Smoked infrequently with friends but I have never been into smoking anything really. Also went out for a few drinks back when I was younger. Having a child changed all that and I only rarely drink on a social occasion.

Now that I am older I don't feel the need to go back to any of that. I would just like weed to be legalized as a choice for medical reasons. I am not sure if i would use it but I like the idea of the option being legal.

[glowing]

74. I would like a cream formula that uses some

of the properties in over the counter creams for aches and pains combined with a marijuana oils extract. It would sooth the pains out very nicely; especially before heading to bed.

I'm not too into smoking it myself. I wouldn't want my child exposed to the "smoke" and the smell. There was a girl in South Carolina that made peanut butter marijuana. It was absolutely amazing (better than any "pot brownies" or other types of "prepared" recipes). Taking a piece of toast and smearing it with the peanut butter was awesome... And it was very soothing, more "medicinal" feeling, and I didn't get cotton mouth or red eye from it. Of course, this was back in my college days, so a good 10 yrs or so ago. I would think something like that would be a very appreciated item for people who wish pain alievement, but don't want to smoke it... And the side effects that sometime bother people like anxiety rushes or the crawly feeling they get on their skin (if they are sensitive), were not present with this peanut butter. It was absolutely amazing. I always felt it was too bad that marijuana could not be legalized because there are many ways to use it... And not become the stereotypical "cheech and Chong" portrayal that many have about the plant.

On an entirely different subject, hemp, should totally become legal to grow. There is no "high" and as an industry, hemp is so useful for so many different uses and needs. Like paper, clothes, fuel, paint... Hemp used to be a national crop and patriotic to grow. Absolute collusion between chemical companies (DOW) and forestry industry to destroy a crop that was so useful... And much more environmentally safe than chemicals and cutting down trees and milling into pulp paper products. Literally, grocery bags could be made of hemp and cheap enough to dispose of like a plastic bag without the horrible environmental impacts that plastic causes... Or strong enough to re-use. There really is no reason the govt can give for not allowing a hemp industry to grow to fruition. Importing materials is what causes the expense on the products now.

[mick063]

24. Need another category

Would smoke if my job allowed me to.

Over 50 and eagerly awaiting retirement.

For me, there is nothing funner than computer gaming while stoned.

[pnwest]

31. also need "daily" category.

[Jersey Devil]

28. I never smoked pot but my kids laugh and call me a liar

LOL, I am a 66, grew up in the 60s, demonstrated against the Viet Nam war in college, all that good stuff but I never smoked pot. I would have but I aspired to be a lawyer and back in those days if you were caught smoking pot you'd never get admitted as a lawyer so I stayed away from it. My friends were cool about it, never broke my chops, even went to the basement or outside during parties so I could never be caught in the room with it if there was a bust.

When I tell my kids this they roll their eyeballs, laugh and tell me I am full of it. They just can't believe that anyone who grew up as a 60s flower child hasn't smoked pot.

[HughBeaumont]

29. 43 and never tried it.

[Logical]

30. I am 54 and plan on vaporizing pot for my FIRST time even once Colorado has it up and running!!

[sellitman]

32. I don't anymore but .....

If given the right time and place would love too.

[MrScorpio]

34. Over 50 and I've never ever smoked pot

Nor tobacco either.

I don't think that I've missed a thing…

Can't stand the smell of either.

[Codeine]

46. I think the smell is a huge part of why I've never done it.

My parents smoked both non-stop and even then I despised the odor.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

36. Not for some 40 years.

It was fun at the time; now it just doesn't appeal to me.

[honeylady]

37. 63 and smoke several times per week

Last night 5 of my girlfriends and I (all over 50), got together for pomegritas, good food and weed. We are all middle class, with either good jobs or successful businesses. We're all basically healthy and well adjusted. We take care of our business and the environment.

[me b zola]

58. Welcome to DU, honeylady

Sounds like a great ladies get-together!

[patrice]

38. It'd be fun to see an alcohol use poll too & then one for corelations between alcohol & pot. nt

[Coyotl]

43. DU is a bunch of old geezers?

Either than or those are the ones who went to bed early. The young are still sleeping in

[JaneyVee]

45. Well, to be fair, I'm 31 & had to check the between 30-50 range.

I would have broke it down 18-35, 36-50, 50+

[azurnoir]

47. well the potsmoking ones are anyway :)

but old geezers? now that was out of line

[Throd]

51. I used to be a "wake and bake" guy. Now, maybe twice a week. I'm 45.

[Inkfreak]

52. 34 and smoke everyday

Married to a wonderful woman who also smokes daily. We both have great jobs and it is our only "vice". I also weightlift & run regularly. I do not wander around high all day. I complete all activities I need done, then sit back & hit my bong. Love it. Don't care what anyone says. If it has a downside, it's that it can be expensive at times. I grow a lil in the summer to help with costs. Never got into selling it. Seems like a hassle.

[Javaman]

53. 49 yo. Never have and never will

however, that doesn't mean I will stand in the way of someone else smoking it.

to me, the issue is larger than just smoking pot. To me, it's always been about hemp and it's many uses.

limiting a valuable crop because a bunch of lobbyists choose to support a water sucking crop like cotton continues to blind me.

We can forage for food, we can grow our own vegetables, yet we can't use or smoke something that can grow wild and can be cultivated. The moronic justification for it's illegality still amazes me.

[lalalu]

57. Woody Harrelson

and others really opened my eyes to the many uses of hemp. It's pretty interesting to see the wide variety of uses and it is better for the environment.

[Springslips]

54. I am 30--50 and voted occasionally but

I haven't smoked since 2004. My vote is based on the fact that I would do so, in the right situation, if I was in the mood. But I really don't hussle to score some ever.

[Prophet 451]

59. 36 and don't smoke

I have a mental illness and taking any unprescribed psychoactive substance when you have a mental illness is a really bad idea (and I know my doctor well enough to be sure that if pot would help my condition, he would have suggested it).

[MrSlayer]

60. I smoke when I feel like it.

Usually every night.

[taught_me_patience]

61. 34 - Once in a blue moon

Smoked a fair amount in college but got over it. Now, it might be just a couple tokes a couple times a year.

[Retrograde]

62. Not the best thing for chronic bronchitis

Haven't smoke in decades and unlikely to again, but I still support full legalization.

[Still Blue in PDX]

63. No, because it seems to make people, um, how should I put this? Not quite as smart.

I'm too scared of embarrassing myself more than I do already.

[Raine]

64. Never did much but quit totally 30+ years ago. nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

65. Would love the option, but can't.

Not worth being arrested or losing my job over it. I support full legalization.

[Bonobo]

69. Same here. nt

[Prometheus Bound]

70. I don't understand why so many people would admit to breaking the law on a public board.

What do you gain that is worth giving this information to the police?

I don't know why these polls are even allowed.

Am I missing something?

[Warren DeMontague]

84. Because prohibition is a joke. Obama has publicly admitted to more drug use than I have.

Have I ever smoked pot? fuuuuck, yes. It's been a while, but Ive done it.

The conspiracy of silence helps no one. When it becomes apparent that most people have done it and it didn't destroy their life, it makes the stupid laws that much harder to justify.

[annabanana]

71. Over 50 and don't anymore but would in a HEARTBEAT

if it were legalized.
(When I was a kid I had nothing to lose)

[Marrah_G]

73. I might when it becomes legal though

[Scout]

75. i said pass

i am over 50 and smoke pot daily.

have for 25 years, pretty much.

[mike_c]

78. oh hell yes....

Every day. For over 40 years, although with occasional breaks.

[kestrel91316]

79. Over 50: Nightly brownie, plus 2-3 tokes but only about every other night.

[99th_Monkey]

80. By my count 128% of DUers smoke pot

apparently some people voted on more than one option,
or else the "Poll" function on DU is numerically bonkers.

[japple]

81. I smoked a lot in my 20s and 30s. Now I'm over 60 and work at a hospital

where there is random drug testing, and can't afford to lose my job. I've been tested twice in the 8 years I've worked there. If it were legal and easily accessible, I'd probably start back with the recreational doobie every now and then.

[DainBramaged]

83. You forgot "I cannot afford pot any more"

[ibegurpard]

86. I don't and I wouldn't if it was legal

that said, I fully support legalization. It's a fucking stupid waste of law enforcement.

[musiclawyer]

87. And vaping is so much cheaper ....

Long term. You use a fraction of the amount of bud, and can cook with the residue. Zero waste, no nasty smoke and precision control of your high


I'm shocked that so many here still do old school combustion

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

88. I'm past that stage.

I used to smoke but I guess I outgrew it. It doesn't interest me anymore.

I could care less if others smoke it however and voted yes on the Washington State intiative legalizing marijuana.

Oh and I'm over 50.

[scratcho]

89. Uhhhhhhh--what was the------

1st smoked it in '58. Did nothing. Tried it again in '63. DID SOMETHING!!

I smoke it at night only and the physical probs I've had just melt away into nothingness. Being of a mind to appreciate the arts,especially visual,(aural's good too)I simply become extremely entertained by what takes place in what is sometimes laughingly called-- my mind. Small vignettes,tableaus and such cause me to laugh my ass off and have a big time. Had I ever won a lottery--I would have put together a right funny movie of these weed enabled wondrous (debatable?) visions.

But weed cannot become legal according to the owner class. After all,we can't have people off in the woods or at the beach giggling and enjoying themselves instead of on the zombie treadmills,now can we.

Humans are an odd bunch.

[Revanchist]

90. I don't

But my wife would if it was legal in our state. She has multiple chronic health issues that would benefit from marijuana use.

[lillypaddle]

91. I am 65 this Dec. 18

I would smoke pot, but I have COPD and can't. I smoked pot from age 24 until age 55. I miss it.

The COPD is a result of tobacco, but pot exacerbates the problem.