As more states legalize pot and it becomes mainstream, an entirely new etiquette will have to found. SO expect to see the following advice column coming to your local hometown newspaper.....
What is the proper etiquette for passing a pipe
among friends, and is it proper for the spouse of a friend to light my husband’s
pipe or is that implying something
suggestive?
MM: In small circles the pipe is always passed to
the left, unless there are only three of you; in which case any-which-way goes.
As for your friend’s spouse, I would have her keep her “flame” for her own
husband. It is certainly not proper for anyone but their own spouse to light
their husband’s pipe – in every way.
When meeting my father-in-law for the first time,
is it a good idea to offer for him to get high with you? I want to leave a good
impression on him.
MM: You will have to weigh that with whether you
want your first impressions of each other to be as raving idiots in
search of midnight munchies. You might make a good
impression on him, but leave the wrong one with your future wife. I’d wait on
that.
We've been invited to a BYOP party. We have no idea
how much to bring. Are we supposed to know how to roll a joint? How much pot do
you put into a joint? Also does everyone smoke just their own, or do you pool
it all together? Is so is it OK to take home left overs?
MM: Generally everyone is left to their own devices
on this. If you are brand new to pot, it is OK not to bring any and share with
people there. You can also politely say you don’t know how to roll a joint and
get help. Usually people will bring anywhere from ¼ oz to ½ oz. depending on
the quality and cost. It’s a lot like BYOB. Some people bring Johnny Walker
Black while others bring WILD IRISH ROSE.
As a rule you do not pool all your
pot together. To begin with, people take great pride in their score and want to show off their special stash. You are usually expected to
fill the bowl from your own stash (or pass your own joint) when your turn
comes. It is impolite to “boggart” or hog a joint or pipe that is passed to
you. Since you are not pooling your pot, it is OK to take home whatever is left
from what you brought, and OK to take home any extra special brownies if it OK
with the host.
We are planning a party and would like to invite
our minister. Is it OK to offer him a “hit on the bong”? Are they allowed to do that?
MM: My very first high, when I was a freshman in
college, was with our campus minister – so for the most part it is allowed by
their ordinances or denominations, but whether they will or not is another matter.
If they frequently preach against “the sins of alcohol and the flesh”, I would say, probably not. If they preach about the Coming of the Age
of Aquarius, I think you’ll find him or her very receptive.
My husband wants to build shelves in our living
room to show off his collection of bongs. I think it’s tacky. Now he wants to
display all these decorative medicinal bottles of all the different kinds of
weed he has. Do you think it’s tacky?
MM: My dear girl, whether it is showing off cars,
beer bottles, or stuffed fish Men must have their trophies. Perhaps you can
limit him to one particular wall in an out of the way place to put his stuff.
