Ten Unforgettable Quotes from Classic Cannabis Comedies
The cannabis comedy has induced rounds of side-splitting laughter for decades. Filmmakers, however, are becoming increasingly bolder with the way they depict cannabis consumption. With 420 swiftly approaching, what better time to highlight the Top 10 cannabis quotes from the world of cinema? In an effort to make the list more diverse, we kept it short and sweet. Otherwise, it would just be a line-by-line reading of Cheech and Chong or Pineapple Express. Let us know if you have any other favorite classic quotes by sharing it with us on Twitter @iReadCulture.
Super Troopers
“Littering and . . . smoking the reefer. Now to teach you boys a lesson, me and officer Rabbit are going to stand here while you three smoke the whole bag.” -Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar)
Cheech and Chong: Up in Smoke
https://youtu.be/y_Ey3AucXFc
“Hey how am I driving, man?” -Pedro (Cheech Marin)
“I think we’re parked.” -Man (Tommy Chong)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
“I’ve been thinking about this, Mr. Hand. If I’m here and you’re here, doesn’t that make it our time? Certainly, there’s nothing wrong with a little feast on our time.” -Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn)
Ted
“I told my weed guy to step it up and he gave me that.” -Ted (Seth MacFarlane)
Pineapple Express
“It’s almost a shame to smoke it. It’s like killing a unicorn . . . with, like, a bomb.” -Saul (James Franco)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
“We had two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers . . . Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.” -Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp)
Friday
“I know you don’t smoke weed, I know this; but I’m gonna get you high today, ’cause it’s Friday; you ain’t got no job . . . and you ain’t got shit to do.” -Smokey (Chris Tucker)
Half Baked
“I don’t do drugs, though. Just weed.” -Thurgood Jenkins (Dave Chappelle)
Caddyshack
https://youtu.be/PZ2wippcbYo?t=1m43s
“This is a hybrid. This is a cross of Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent and Northern California Sensemilia. The amazing stuff about this is, that you can play 36 holes on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on this stuff.” -Carl (Bill Murray)
Knocked Up
“It is, like, the best medicine. Because it fixes everything. Jonah broke his elbow once. He just got high, and it still clicks, but I mean . . . he’s okay.” -Ben (Seth Rogen)
