Stoner vs. pothead

:smokin: vs. :rasta:

Ok so I was just wondering how many people would claim themselves to one of these titles. Me myself am a stoner which I believe is someone who smokes weed alot, but also makes moderate grades and dosent dedicate there whole lives to weed. A pothead on the other hand is someone who pretty much "stays high till the day they die." Someone who dosent care about school or the quality of there jobs. As pink floyd said "teachers, leave those kids alone. All in all were just another brick in the wall."

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Originally Posted by Psychadelic Man

A pothead on the other hand is someone who pretty much "stays high till the day they die." Someone who dosent care about school or the quality of there jobs. As pink floyd said "teachers, leave those kids alone. All in all were just another brick in the wall."

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Well, seeing that I have multiple incurable injuries, I'd be a pothead, to you. The first part. But school took a backseat to organized Baseball because my grades were good enough to get me into college, but Baseball gave me scholarship money.

When that song came out, I was really young and my Brother had it on "45". It's one of the first songs in my memory.

As for the name calling, Stoner and Pothead have been proven, recently, to be positive.

But, a stoner could be involved in other drugs, also. A pothead would, probably, be more specific.

beachguy in thongs where did you get those statistics from in your signature?

I'd say it was almost the reverse of what was originally said... Pothead is someone who uses pot regularly, and is a part of their life, whether good or bad (the implication is definitely negative though). A stoner is just someone who regularly gets stoned... on anything. Someone just doing things to get stoned would care less about outside responsibilities and be less productive overall.

I'd rather be a pothead than a stoner... but just "smoker" would be a much more appropriate label for many people!

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Originally Posted by nightlight

beachguy in thongs where did you get those statistics from in your signature?

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One possible source:
http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v06n3/06359mj1.html

Just highlight a portion of his text, copy + paste into google...!

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Originally Posted by nightlight

beachguy in thongs where did you get those statistics from in your signature?

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http://www.maps.org/mmj/vaporizer.html

Scroll way-down to the end. It's the very last section.

i think im a stoner

Well, i never gave a shit about school, so i was a pothead, but i can do my job perfectly well and be stoned at the same time, so now im more of a stoner.

I'd say I'm a stoner along with everyone else here (well most) my definition is a stoner is someone who smokes weed, and a pothead is like someone who smokes but gives the weed community bad rep.

labels suck.
no word can correctly define me.
I am just me, and I happen to smoke weed all the time.
label THAT!

doesnt really matter.. i tend to call myself a pothead more then a stoner though, but i use both... i just love the herb :D

Definately a stoner, but have been called a pothead on several occasions, once by a former employer who ended up 'letting me go' after I blew a ring of ganj smoke in his face on the job, and many other times by old school mates who wouldn't dare touch the stuff, lol!

I think it's funny now, because many of those 'school mates' who called me a pothead, ended up coming to me years later looking to buy...The irony!

I think both terms can be viewed as being negative, depending on who uses them, though, but fuck the labels, man! I just like to blaze, and chill...

:thumbsup:

I dunno.. An alcohol consuming toker?:)

I'm a stoned pothead.

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Originally Posted by Psychadelic Man

:smokin: vs. :rasta:

Ok so I was just wondering how many people would claim themselves to one of these titles. Me myself am a stoner which I believe is someone who smokes weed alot, but also makes moderate grades and dosent dedicate there whole lives to weed. A pothead on the other hand is someone who pretty much "stays high till the day they die." Someone who dosent care about school or the quality of there jobs. As pink floyd said "teachers, leave those kids alone. All in all were just another brick in the wall."

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another brick in the wall had nothing to do with weed.

I didnt know there was a difference between a stoner and a pothead,I always call people stoners including myself.

Your classification system is not very accurate, Psychadelic Man.

According to you - I'm a pothead because I smoke everyday and weed is a part of my life, much like a son or a first love would be. But you say that because I'm a pothead I should have had shitty grades and a general 'not-give-a-fuck attitude.

I have a MENSA-qualifying IQ of 146. I graduated from high school with high honours, and I have a degree from the University of South Africa.

I have studied the piano for 10 years now. I'm a qualified teacher (though I don't teach) I have a B.Mus degree from University and I have completed the entire syllabus of music from Grade 1 to Grade 8, theory and practical. I am currently doing two diplomas through correspondence - one in transportation and logistics through college, the other in basic philosophy through university. My ambition to learn will probably keep me in school for the next 10 years.

What category am I in now?

I firmly believe that marijuana has helped my life. It has enlightened me to the power of the human mind. I started smoking marjiuana regularly on February 15th of this year. I had tried it in the past a few times, but didn't enjoy the negative experiene due to smoking so much, for a first timer. You use pothead as a degrading term, and while I don't claim that title, marijuana has become the center of my life. Why and how? While I enjoy being high as often as possible, when I'm not high I am doing extensive research on marijuana cultivation. Up until high school I was a straight A student in all of the advanced classes. When I went into high school, alot of shit went down. My father and grandfather died within a year apart of each other, the school was harassing me because of how I was, and all of this was before I started smoking pot. Now, I'm failing 90% of all of my classes, but marijuana certainly isn't to blame. I just realized that it's pointless. I am an extremely talented writer, musician, and artist and I can perform alot of tasks. If I can't make a living off of my natural talents, then I'm sure I could find a job working with nature. In fact, marijuana has given me a better appreciation for all types of nature. It gave me a huge amount of respect for earth, the environment, and enabled me to come to the conclusion that marijuana prohibition is ridiculous. I honestly believe that it has enhanced my life. When I am high, my mind wanders and I think of amazing ideas, theories, and ponder the meaning of life and just appreciate all that I have. I am not "burned-out" although I smoke nothing less than mid-grades daily. I am still able to carry on a conversation and my social skills have only improved. I am a nicer person ever since discovering marijuana. It has enlightened me. If I had a choice between one of the labels to be identified as, I'd chose stoner. Actually, I'd chose naturalist or hippie.

Also, WTF does "another brick in the wall" have to do with being a pothead or a stoner? Nothing, wtf's the point? lol

I'm definately a Stoner but if someone were to shout hey Pot Head I would probably look round.

I generally say I'm a stoner, because to me (and my friends) that means somewho who enjoys smoking regularly, whereas a pothead is someone who is constantly high and it negatively affects their lives.

oh yes in my rant just now I forgot to mention:

I'm a pothead.

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Originally Posted by Its a Plant

labels suck.
no word can correctly define me.
I am just me, and I happen to smoke weed all the time.
label THAT!

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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

In my mind stoner is not only someone who smokes but someone who has a particular outlook of life. I guess sort of hippyis.

Potheads r dumb im a stoner.

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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs

http://www.maps.org/mmj/vaporizer.html

Scroll way-down to the end. It's the very last section.

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ok.. so that means that smoking out of a normal Bowl is pointless o.o
thats what i have been doing.
wtf, i think this study is bs
i love my pipe:mad:

"Thus, heavy smokers could literally be blowing most of their stash away with bad pipes."