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> smoking around unsuspecting non-smokers is disrespectful (and gets them high, because weed smoke is active even in the air!). disrespectful, ok, I can agree
by metaphorm 10y ago
> smoking around unsuspecting non-smokers is disrespectful (and gets them high, because weed smoke is active even in the air!).
disrespectful, ok, I can agree with that. second-hand smoke (of any kind) is a type of highly local air pollution and it's bad manners to smoke (anything) in an inappropriate spot.
however, are you serious about second-hand high? I feel like this is a destructive myth and I'm really surprised to see it being promulgated on hacker news.
- delegate 10y ago> are you serious about second-hand high? Of course ! I've experienced it myself many times. You won't get a 'real' stoned kind of high, but you're getting a healthy micro dose if you're sitting right next to someone who smokes a joint. (Ok, for better results you have to hold the smoke in for a while).
- mattbettinson 10y agoSecond hand high is 100% a real thing.
- acoard 10y agoAbsolutely it's a thing. At the more extreme end you have "hotboxing", i.e. trapping a lot of the smoke in a confined space, like a car. If you sat in the passenger seat of a car and didn't smoke, and I did, and we had all the windows rolled up, you would definitely get a bit of a high. Outside in a well ventilated area it should be a non-issue, though again I'd recommend extreme care in not involuntarily exposing people.
- undersuit 10y agoYou often end up with copious amounts of smoke that doesn't get inhaled when smoking with a joint or another device that is continuously burning the plant material, and your lungs are only so efficient at absorbing the vaporized THC in the smoke. You can definitely get a bit of the effects by hanging out with smokers, and you can get high by being in a confined space with them.