Do you think before prohibition people smoked weed all the time?

I think if they had access to it they were probably smoking soooo much! think about now how much people smoke back then it must have been ridiculous with absolutely nothing to do all the time..

Well we shall see what happens if Colorado legalizes it this November.... It could become the Amsterdam of the United States and is already leading the way in the business of medical marijuana. Hell there are more dispensary's in Denver then there are Starbuck's in the whole state!

I don't think so.. Government members thought that if alcohol is legalized then they can generate great revenue out of it. But No members of the government believed that they can generate some effective tax revenue from marijuana. This proves my point.

Originally Posted by mrmtt3

I don't think so.. Government members thought that if alcohol is legalized then they can generate great revenue out of it. But No members of the government believed that they can generate some effective tax revenue from marijuana. This proves my point.

In Canada the government taxes the shit out of alcohol and cigarettes. I do think it is a good thing though, since the extra money is needed to support people later in life for health care.

Originally Posted by futureprospects

I think if they had access to it they were probably smoking soooo much! think about now how much people smoke back then it must have been ridiculous with absolutely nothing to do all the time..

Especially on a farm, working in fields all day by yourself or with a hand full of people. You would have to be high to do that work all day.

My mother said that during the Depression my grandfather had to take work with the railroad. They used to walk the track and find weed growing nearby. They would dry it, cure it and smoke it like cigarettes (the plant not the buds). I don't know if my grandpa every got high. But I know he smoked it.

Haha thats pretty cool though!

Originally Posted by Carne Seca

My mother said that during the Depression my grandfather had to take work with the railroad. They used to walk the track and find weed growing nearby. They would dry it, cure it and smoke it like cigarettes (the plant not the buds). I don't know if my grandpa every got high. But I know he smoked it.

Yes, they did. My mom was a young woman during prohibition if she was alive today she'd be 94.

She told me that when they'd go out to the bars that during the breaks for the band people would go out to the alleys and smoke it out without fear. They went to the alleys because it was considered low-brow for a woman to smoke and especially to smoke in public.

Edit: that was in Canada