The most important thing is the act of sharing cannabis is at the forefront of the entire community. So if you happen to be in a group of people, and you do have weed, and you are about to light something up, offering to share it with someone is pretty huge. Beyond that, it’s very specific to the different methods, but making sure you’re not holding on to something that is burning, or that you’re wasting weed. Third, not getting rid of something before asking everyone if they’d like the rest of it...Emily Post has written and published a guidebook on this topic - Higher Etiquette - which I found at our local library.
The [reason people take offense to the use of the word "marijuana"] is that in the early 1900s, the term marijuana was purposely used to negatively associate it with the Latino community. That’s painful for a lot of people. Right now, I think we need to be aware of the controversy around it. I personally still call it weed or pot, but when I’m trying to speak publicly, I use the word cannabis... a lot of growers don’t like the term weed, because the definition of “weed” is an unwanted plant...
Take the issue of smoke. Smoke is not a comfortable thing for everyone to sit in or be around... You don’t pop down with your joint on the beach three feet away from the family having a picnic...
Or let’s say you go to a dinner party, and how many people have been in that awkward position where there’s only two people left in the living room while everyone else has quietly vacated to the back porch? The two people in the living room haven’t been invited to do that, and aren’t aware enough to say, “Can I just come out and talk to you while you do this?” Or as a hostess, to say, “Hey, they’re going outside, but I’m going to stay inside with you.”...
Via Neatorama.
The etiquette of pot is simple: Don't smoke it in places where people who don't want it have to breathe it. Same as tobacco etiquette, and the concept of 'smoking' vs. 'non-smoking' zones.
ReplyDeleteI support legalization. I also don't want anyone smoking it anywhere near me, because it smells like day-old roadkill skunk. Be respectful of other people, and there shouldn't be a problem. Simple, practical common-sense manners.