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Hugin

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6. Frankly, either term is likely to be be an issue...

Reply to boston bean (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 14, 2022, 08:38 AM

Jul 2022

Walking in to a room full of people announcing, “I say, kind sirs, may I partake of one of those marijuana/cannabis cigarettes?” is going to result in one of two responses.

Either uproarious laughter until the audience gets distracted by looking for a pizza or wondering why round things are so round. Secondly, someone will yell a slang term for LEO and the area will quickly clear.

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Why you should use "weed" or "cannabis" & NOT "Marijuana". [View all] AntivaxHunters Jul 2022 OP

Pot ok? Cause that is my go to. 4 decades, never used Marijuana. LizBeth Jul 2022 #1

I'd think so? AntivaxHunters Jul 2022 #2

That's generally all I have ever heard it called. Hugin Jul 2022 #4

Right LizBeth Jul 2022 #14

I grew up in an area where the use of "weed" has always been quite prevalent... Hugin Jul 2022 #3

Actually the article is saying the exact opposite. Did you read it? boston bean Jul 2022 #5

Frankly, either term is likely to be be an issue... Hugin Jul 2022 #6

here in wash state they replaced that word already in the laws regulating use samnsara Jul 2022 #7

Massachusetts uses this derogatory term in its Cannabis Regulations. PuraVidaDreamin Jul 2022 #8

Article isn't to keen on cannibis either. jimfields33 Jul 2022 #10

Indica or sativa central scrutinizer Jul 2022 #9

Or maybe a nice 50/50 hybrid for soothing the mind during the day? lark Jul 2022 #11

I grew an indica dominant strain central scrutinizer Jul 2022 #13

Dispensaries have lab tested products. MrsCoffee Jul 2022 #18

Same AntivaxHunters Jul 2022 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2022 #32

Wow! Liberals beating themselves up over proper terminology! Paladin Jul 2022 #12

Lol, yes. Delightful even, along with much else shared on both sides of the border. Hortensis Jul 2022 #16

This is why we lose. BannonsLiver Jul 2022 #15

:) By far most will shrug off this attempt to drive another wedge in. Hortensis Jul 2022 #20

Words do change meaning over time. Baggies Jul 2022 #17

People don't use the word "marijuana" because they can't spell it. Everyone can spell "pot". Midnight Writer Jul 2022 #21

"Pot" as we called it back in my suburban life in the early 70s was never called "marijuana" BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #22

I call it either "The Mary Jane" or the "Devil's Weed." Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #23

OK, then it's ganja LeftInTX Jul 2022 #24

lol Celerity Jul 2022 #29

Just Silly ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #25

I clicked 'Rec' for the interesting discussion. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #26

I Can See That ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #28

IDK I think stuff like this is educational AntivaxHunters Jul 2022 #30

And I Don't ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #31

All law enforcement edhopper Jul 2022 #27