Difference between stoner and a pothead

Patches · #1 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 04:37 AM

Pothead and stoner tend to be the two words thrown around most when describing a fellow pot smoker. Is there a difference, or are they interchangeable? What does it mean to you?

To me, a pothead is someone who really enjoys the culture of ganja and smokes on the weekends, maybe a few times a week, but overall is all about the experience and having fun. they don't always smoke to get stoned, but just to get high, and occasionally stoned. This is what I'm like.... I would describe myself as a pothead.

My brother however, I would describe as a stoner. He smokes pot everyday and gets stoned everyday. He's been doing it for years, and just really loves pot. In my eyes, a stoner is a pothead, but a pothead might not be a stoner.

I just pulled this shit outa my ass, perhaps I missed the toilet.....

DaveyDave · #2 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 04:42 AM

i somwhat agree......

Wade2 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 04:47 AM

Same thing to me anyways i dont see a diffrence , whatever someone does on their own time is their bussnis and i dont like to categorize people when it comes to smokeing , just toke up and have a good time and do as you please to do .

Cheezums · #4 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 04:59 AM

yeah i have to agree lets not try to put catagories on who we are lets just enjoy the good times the great plant brings us!

Patches · #5 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 05:03 AM

i agree very much with the not putting us into different categories. Any friend of the plant is a friend of mine. I was just wondering if I was missing something

. Thanx guys.

g-rock61 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 05:30 AM

I kinda would say the opposite...

stoner - someone who enjoys smoking, getting stoned, etc...
pothead - someone who lets pot take over his head (like the word), so it wouldn't be positive...I think of it as an insult.

JaneInMyBrain · #7 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 05:44 AM

Either could be insults the way i see it depends on whose saying it and in what context. There are also many stereotypes that go with pothead and stoner and im sure you all already know them so im not gonna take the time to write them.

Grim Bongmaster · #8 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 07:07 AM

mall rats kicks ass!!!

Ars moriendi · #9 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 07:44 AM

Well if that holds true everyone I hang with is a flat out stone cold stoner. We all smoke at least 2 grams a day and on more active days it hits 5 or more.

Personal 1/8ths lasting more then a day is sorta a running joke with the lot of 'em.

Turelim · #10 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 07:20 PM

the way i see it...

pothead- someone who smokes pot regularly.

stoner- someone who smokes pot regularly, loves the subculture behind it, has ideals similar to the rave scenes PLUR (peace, love, unity, respect). when "passing the peace pipe" to settle differences actually has signifigance. along those lines...

so its kinda like the whole all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares.

Gri77oN · #11 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 09:06 PM

before i can answer, i'd need a little more explanation from you citizens..

difference between being high and being stoned... ?

(as a startrek fans ,this seems to me the same as the trekker vs trekkie discution)

+++

I'm a smoker. I sometimes smoke alla day all week, sometimes I don't smoke for 12-24 hours.

I get completly completely smoked very rarely, I rather maintain the thc level in my blood above zero at all times.

MrBubbles · #12 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 09:15 PM

I don't mind stoner, dont like pothead, and am even offended by it.
to me, stoner is someone who loves pot and everything associated with it.
pothead is someone who loves pot and everything associated with it as well, but is willing to sell people out for it, or steal shit to pay for it, and so on.

tubbytoga · #13 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 10:57 PM

Didn't you see "HALF BAKED" they smoke everyday or anytime they can and it even lables them as potheads. IMO they are both pathetic and are duragatory stereotypes that the preppy bitches label tokers.

Sir Smoke-a-lot · #14 (**permalink**) 12-17-2004, 10:36 AM

Yeah, to me a stoner is anyone who smokes on a semi-regular basis.

A pothead is a person who does it everyday and gets into the subculture and so-on.

Nothing derogatory about either, and you can vascillate between the two or, if you say, stop, you can cease to fall into either category. I don't think I've ever applied the "labels" to anybody but myself and my buds who smoke, and its generally to say that when we do it everyday for weeks at a time we are potheads but otheriwse we are just stoners. Except this one guy, hes just a fulltime pothead. But thats what so great about him, he rounds out the group very well.

\/\/eEd · #15 (**permalink**) 12-17-2004, 02:14 PM

alright heres how i see it. A stoner is somebody who smokes only the best stuff they can find and buy it in large quanites. While a pothead will smoke anything and everything that could get him high and they usually buy small amounts like a dime or a nick.

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#1 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 04:37 AM
Patches It's Poopie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29	Difference between stoner and a pothead Pothead and stoner tend to be the two words thrown around most when describing a fellow pot smoker. Is there a difference, or are they interchangeable? What does it mean to you? To me, a pothead is someone who really enjoys the culture of ganja and smokes on the weekends, maybe a few times a week, but overall is all about the experience and having fun. they don't always smoke to get stoned, but just to get high, and occasionally stoned. This is what I'm like.... I would describe myself as a pothead. My brother however, I would describe as a stoner. He smokes pot everyday and gets stoned everyday. He's been doing it for years, and just really loves pot. In my eyes, a stoner is a pothead, but a pothead might not be a stoner. I just pulled this shit outa my ass, perhaps I missed the toilet.....

#2 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 04:42 AM
DaveyDave baby blood addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: In a purple pillow garden where pot is a dairy product Posts: 161	i somwhat agree...... __________________ The magical land of mystery devours the coast while the side of the intoxicating cloud takes you away untill your soo far you loose all self, and your flesh becomes your mind MAGICAL BITCHES MAGICALundefinedundefined DiAbOlIc BaBy JuIcE

#3 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 04:47 AM
Wade2 MR. Jepedo Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 308	Same thing to me anyways i dont see a diffrence , whatever someone does on their own time is their bussnis and i dont like to categorize people when it comes to smokeing , just toke up and have a good time and do as you please to do . __________________ I've got a gun in my hand but the gun won't cock, My fingers on the trigger but that trigger seems locked I can't stop starring at the TICK-TOCK clock and even if I could i would never give up.

#4 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 04:59 AM
Cheezums Bong Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern Cali Posts: 99	yeah i have to agree lets not try to put catagories on who we are lets just enjoy the good times the great plant brings us! __________________ Mi pipe es su pipe. Plagirism is the sincerest form of flattery

#5 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 05:03 AM
Patches It's Poopie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29	i agree very much with the not putting us into different categories. Any friend of the plant is a friend of mine. I was just wondering if I was missing something . Thanx guys.

#6 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 05:30 AM
g-rock61 Scholarly Shmoker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Detroit Area Posts: 264	I kinda would say the opposite... stoner - someone who enjoys smoking, getting stoned, etc... pothead - someone who lets pot take over his head (like the word), so it wouldn't be positive...I think of it as an insult. __________________ "I is 'ere standin' outside da United Nations of Bennetton, which is where representatives from da free corners of da world come to end wars, international drug traffickin', and everyfin' else dat is a bit of a laugh." - Ali G

#7 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 05:44 AM
JaneInMyBrain puff, puff, pass, baby Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Detroit Posts: 538	Either could be insults the way i see it depends on whose saying it and in what context. There are also many stereotypes that go with pothead and stoner and im sure you all already know them so im not gonna take the time to write them. __________________ (¨`·.·´¨; `·.¸(¨`·.·´¨; ......`·.Candee

#8 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 07:07 AM
Grim Bongmaster Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Aux Arcs Posts: 2,361	mall rats kicks ass!!!

#9 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 07:44 AM
Ars moriendi Hermione's Slave Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,758	Well if that holds true everyone I hang with is a flat out stone cold stoner. We all smoke at least 2 grams a day and on more active days it hits 5 or more. Personal 1/8ths lasting more then a day is sorta a running joke with the lot of 'em.

#10 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 07:20 PM
Turelim Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The 9th Circle Posts: 411	the way i see it... pothead- someone who smokes pot regularly. stoner- someone who smokes pot regularly, loves the subculture behind it, has ideals similar to the rave scenes PLUR (peace, love, unity, respect). when "passing the peace pipe" to settle differences actually has signifigance. along those lines... so its kinda like the whole all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares.

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#11 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 09:06 PM
Gri77oN it's IN YOU. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Knowledge, as wisdom, has value only when shared. Posts: 1,470	before i can answer, i'd need a little more explanation from you citizens.. difference between being high and being stoned... ? (as a startrek fans ,this seems to me the same as the trekker vs trekkie discution) +++ I'm a smoker. I sometimes smoke alla day all week, sometimes I don't smoke for 12-24 hours. I get completly completely smoked very rarely, I rather maintain the thc level in my blood above zero at all times. __________________ <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="256"><td><center><br><br><br>There is a single truth<br>that unites and trenscands all humans:<br><br>our fundamental desire is<br>to be happy.<br><br><br></td></center> </table>

#12 (permalink) 12-14-2004, 09:15 PM
MrBubbles Founder of Wompusism Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: White Salmon Posts: 1,080	I don't mind stoner, dont like pothead, and am even offended by it. to me, stoner is someone who loves pot and everything associated with it. pothead is someone who loves pot and everything associated with it as well, but is willing to sell people out for it, or steal shit to pay for it, and so on. __________________ The utensils (pipes bongs ect.)that've made my days better are: Trogdor The Burninator, Mushroomhead, Mr. Bubbles, Little Budah, Buster, The Big Red Something, The Jolly Green Giant, The Jolly Blue Giant (Pepsi Green), Tiger, Lavos, and my baby named "Helen Hunt". Try to break my record long piss of 3 minutes 10 seconds if you dare! Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. -George Bernard Shaw

#14 (permalink) 12-17-2004, 10:36 AM
Sir Smoke-a-lot unoriginal bastard Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: metro DC Posts: 181	Yeah, to me a stoner is anyone who smokes on a semi-regular basis. A pothead is a person who does it everyday and gets into the subculture and so-on. Nothing derogatory about either, and you can vascillate between the two or, if you say, stop, you can cease to fall into either category. I don't think I've ever applied the "labels" to anybody but myself and my buds who smoke, and its generally to say that when we do it everyday for weeks at a time we are potheads but otheriwse we are just stoners. Except this one guy, hes just a fulltime pothead. But thats what so great about him, he rounds out the group very well.

#15 (permalink) 12-17-2004, 02:14 PM
$\/\/eEd is offline$ $\/\/eEd humbly walks among the Blades$ \/\/eEd Registered User $\/\/eEd's Avatar$ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Masshole Posts: 309	alright heres how i see it. A stoner is somebody who smokes only the best stuff they can find and buy it in large quanites. While a pothead will smoke anything and everything that could get him high and they usually buy small amounts like a dime or a nick.