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In reply to the discussion: On Smoking Weed in the Late 60s and 70s [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,070 posts)30. I smoked pot in college in the late '60s, along with almost everyone else,
but we were very careful only to do it indoors; sometimes we went so far as to stuff towels along the crack under the door. People did get busted - not often, and none of my personal friends were among them but it happened. The high was nice but I didn't care much for the smell, and I haven't touched it since the early '70s. Even if it becomes completely legal for recreational use in my state I don't think I'll ever take it up again.
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hubby and i went there 10 yrs straight to chse storms. now i wont put plug nickle into their economy
samnsara
May 2019
#17
Paperwork hating Peace Officers then Cash Cow SWAT/DEA with Canine backup now.
IADEMO2004
May 2019
#8
im almost as old as you are ( not quite but almost)..i still smoke it....its legal here..
samnsara
May 2019
#16
That matches the experience of places where it's been legal/decriminalised long ago
Ron Obvious
May 2019
#18
hmmmm... my 60's and 70's had lots of people getting busted and tossed in jail
Voltaire2
May 2019
#21
Until sometime in the 70s, a single seed in Texas could in theory get you life
struggle4progress
May 2019
#23
Yeah, I thought $10 an ounce for cheap mexican was fine; but $100 an ounce seemed ridiculous
struggle4progress
May 2019
#22
Your story kind of echoes mine. I kept smoking though until '78 when I moved from...
brush
May 2019
#27
I smoked pot in college in the late '60s, along with almost everyone else,
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2019
#30