Cannabis

jtuck004

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25. As weed and capitalism collided, people found they could rip others off with Oregano.

Thu May 14, 2015, 12:01 AM

May 2015

None of this putting it in plastic and letting you inspect and smell it. You shoved it in your jeans (or socks) and beat feet.

Sigh. Part of the theater that comes with keeping it in the shadows.

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Well, kiddos--when I was your age, you would not believe the crap we smoked. [View all] eridani Apr 2015 OP

It was headache inducing and often times we didn't even get that high BeyondGeography Apr 2015 #1

What I would give to have 1 more Thai Stick. Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #41

...and compare it to today's mega-weed - n/t RussBLib Jun 2015 #47

Those were the days. Or was it "daze"? calimary Jun 2015 #51

Back then an ounce only cost $25. In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #2

I remember when a dime lid cost a "dime." Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #6

Most was $10, but occasionally you could find some Acapulco Gold or lob1 Jun 2015 #60

I lived in WI - we paid 30-35$. Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #42

You smoked oregano? shenmue Apr 2015 #3

Nope, nutmeg. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #7

Why not just try the Cinnamon Challenge? Seems to be a really ass-kicking experience! Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #43

I tried nutmeg once. I slugged a lot of it down with Coca Cola. I went to bed disappointed NBachers Jun 2015 #57

As weed and capitalism collided, people found they could rip others off with Oregano. jtuck004 May 2015 #25

I tried smoking catnip yesterday! F4lconF16 May 2015 #26

Is the cat jealous? shenmue May 2015 #28

I just handed her a cup of catnip tea F4lconF16 May 2015 #29

Now remember what we used before.... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2015 #4

The Prince Albert can Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #8

10 bucks for a "lid". And we kept a small stash in film canisters, which you don't see anymore. Gregorian Apr 2015 #5

SWIM still uses the plastic kind of film canisters. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #9

Here you go Go Vols Apr 2015 #11

Wow. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #12

Medicine bottles. F4lconF16 May 2015 #27

Yep! I remember those well, pretty handy and nicely air tight. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #19

some people were not told about the cleaning ritual olddots Apr 2015 #10

SWIM's old GF once came up with a brilliant solution Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #13

Not to mention the taste. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #33

What does it cost? Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #14

Anywhere from $15-$30g per gram eridani Apr 2015 #16

And banana peals! LOL! We used to stuff the pot seeds and stems in the pipe because rumor was RKP5637 Apr 2015 #15

Electrical banana-- eridani Apr 2015 #17

Yep! I loved that era of music. It was just magical times! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #18

I saw Donovan perform in a small hotel banquet room waddirum May 2015 #20

I'm amazed that it hasn't been used lol. jomin41 May 2015 #21

Welcome to DU, jomin41! calimary Jun 2015 #54

Did he play "Hurdy Gurdy Man," too? NBachers Jun 2015 #59

There was some damned awesome shit back then, too. MohRokTah May 2015 #22

You had to trust your dealer, who may or may not have been able to get good stuff eridani May 2015 #23

SWIM's favorite supplier grew his own. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #34

It was $10 a lid and oh so craptacular. AtomicKitten May 2015 #24

Cleaned the stems & seeds on an album cover xfundy May 2015 #30

Album cover?? Geez, are we old, or what? n/t eridani May 2015 #32

Album cover? Old? Jackpine Radical May 2015 #35

Well, these days, you sure can't download anything to clean MJ eridani May 2015 #36

I still got my vinyls. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2015 #55

we smoked seeds and weeds and we were grateful Backwoodsrider May 2015 #31

Eugene Weekly has articles sense Jun 2015 #63

seeds and stems? shanti May 2015 #37

Or shoe box tops Politicalboi May 2015 #38

We were Frisbeeterians. The altar doubles as a collection plate. MohRokTah May 2015 #39

Down to Seeds and Stems Again Blues - Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen NBachers Jun 2015 #58

Back in 74 when I first came to Austin you could get kilo bricks for $85. hobbit709 May 2015 #40

Ha! In 74 the HIGH school band brought a key back from Oaxaca. Gregorian May 2015 #44

What I remember from back then is that a kilo of weed was usually a whole compressed plant. delrem Jun 2015 #45

Here in Indiana 1973 Mexican pot was 40 dollars for a 1/4 pound, Jamaican pot was 15 dollars B Calm Jun 2015 #46

damn, that's cheap RussBLib Jun 2015 #50

the russian river... hopemountain Jun 2015 #48

eridani... LeftOfWest Jun 2015 #49

ah those ten dollar lids of Mexican floor sweepings Kali Jun 2015 #52

getting rid of LP Albums was part of the war on drugs HFRN Jun 2015 #53

And that crap they told us about how MJ makes people paranoid is nonsense! n/t eridani Jun 2015 #56

it's never happened to me shanti Jun 2015 #62

my personal experience with hopemountain Jul 2015 #64

Let's not forget to be resentful of Nixon's "Operation Intercept" at the Mexican border in '69 NBachers Jun 2015 #61