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jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
Fri May 1, 2015, 12:49 PM May 2015

What It's Like To Smoke Pot Every Day For 50 Years [View all]

Catherine Hiller, 68, is a stoner. She’s a mother of three boys, author of six books, and has been lighting up for nearly half a century. She’s never hidden her habit—except from her kids when they were younger, and maybe some neighbors. And in her new memoir, Just Say Yes, she’s coming out to the entire world about her her years of high adventures.

“A lot of readers have contacted me and told me how grateful they are that I’ve come out,” she says. “Some of these people are younger than I am and may have jobs or political ambitions so they can’t come out. They’re really grateful for someone who can. They tell me I’m their hero.”

We can debate legalization and the scientific effects of marijuana on the human body, but we won’t. This is Hiller’s story — she has a lot of things to say. And no, she was not high during this interview.
https://www.yahoo.com/health/what-its-like-to-smoke-pot-every-day-for-50-years-117780070001.html

I've got her beat by 10 years (60)
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I am only at 38 Go Vols May 2015 #1
I've had some occasional breaks over the years... mike_c May 2015 #2
Happy Birthday! Same story here. 15-59 with 10 year break. Several degrees. Gregorian May 2015 #5
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Well, here is my story in abbreviated form: Gregorian May 2015 #17
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I know many people, myself included, with similar experiences with long term Arkansas Granny May 2015 #3
Anybody that argues cannabis is illegally because of WDIM May 2015 #4
We've all been in the cannabis closet for decades! Gregorian May 2015 #6
It absolutely does deserve it's own discussion waddirum May 2015 #12
I went to a cannabis stand-up comedy last weekend! Gregorian May 2015 #13
40 plus years for me SamKnause May 2015 #7
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #15
And then, of course, there is Willie Nelson. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #8
After smoking weed, bvar22 May 2015 #9
41 and counting... Lochloosa May 2015 #10
October 27, 1967 Blue_In_AK May 2015 #11
50 years in June antiquie May 2015 #16
1968 up to two years ago madokie May 2015 #19
2 more years Arwinnick May 2015 #20
46 years here. B Calm May 2015 #21
42 years and counting, wait, what were we counting? calikid May 2015 #22
About 50 years for me eridani May 2015 #23
36 years. nt TeamPooka May 2015 #24
Been at it since the summer of '65. hobbit709 May 2015 #25
30 years A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #26
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