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[@MrVisde]

I think his point was that there’s always been strong weed. It’s just that today, it’s much more accessible. You don’t have to know someone with a connection to Thailand 😁

[@SlexMusic]

right, and there's just more general knowledge about how to get the most out of your crop. Although you could probably argue that terpene profiles have changed which could also be argued to equal a "better" version of the plant. idk I'm stoned

[@howiegruwitz3173]

I never saw bad weed back then. I see bad weed every single time I check out a dispensary today. You guys think looks matter. Yall smoking pretty trash.

[@ven9553]

@@howiegruwitz3173 Depends where you go though tbh. Esp if its newly legal in your area it might be garbage for a couple years.

[@randyreynolds4252]

@@howiegruwitz3173 then you do not remember the 80's with Raygun and his paraquat or the 90's and seeds. the average person till 15 years ago got crappy brick weed.

[@tynao2029]

the weed from 60s, 70s and 80s was very bad only until the early and mid 90s did they even approach 15-20% THC. The highest THC you could have on a plant in the hippie era was 8%

[@mikerocket62]

I was 16 years old when Cheech & Chong up in smoke came out, I saw it in the theater with friends...It was the midnight theater, and back then and you could smoke in the theater...Me and my friends thought no one would ever know where pot smoke was coming from if we lite a joint, because the whole place was filled with smoke.. We were super smart back then.. So we sat in the middle of the theater and smoked a joint watching this movie, and got away with it...What can I say it was the 70's... A great time to be alive!!! True story

[@Mysticasbruh]

+respect

[@breezetix]

lol those people in the theater definitely got high from the smoke lmao

[@baileyward1]

@@breezetix I wouldn’t bet they were the only ones smoking that during a Cheech and Chong movie

[@robertsmithfan877]

@@baileyward1 the theater was probably a giant hotbox

[@Oxyc]

@@robertsmithfan877 from one joint ? It was probably a tobacco hotbox

[@mitchellmahurin3465]

When sour diesel is treated like budweiser in every dispensary, you know you're in a new age.

[@randysanchez1397]

I love me some sour diesel so it honestly makes me so happy I can go get some that grown and cured properly 💕

[@jaymcdude1291]

When was the list time you had nothin but middies to smoke? I haven't see brick weed in forever.

[@CHNL.s]

@@jaymcdude1291 i havent smoked weed since 5 years ago. edibles or vape

[@KingM119]

Lucky fellas, Columbus sucks

[@KevIn-ej3gm]

Nothing like a good strawberry sour diesel rosin

[@kenfoland]

I'm an old fella. The weed we could get as kids was Mexican brick weed grown in open fields with no regard for wether the plant was allowed to go to seed or not. It truly wasn't as potent as the properly sexed and segregated plants grown today. BUT, we were so grateful for it. I got sky high many times on brick weed. So, it was all good regardless! Oh! Don't get me started on the hashish. It was sooooo tasty!

[@tlamatini4617]

Then I recommend THCA Hemp. It’s high CBD, low THC. It’s legal in almost all 50 states due to the 2018 farm bill, therefore you can even have it shipped to your mailbox! The outdoor has that classic weed look, smell, etc. Thank me later.

[@seanprendergast3907]

Most of the weed I used to get was brick also. I remember just jamming buds into a bowl uncleaned to smoke and the seeds would explode and burn your shirt and the car would smell 😅

[@scottstuk2471]

How “Old a fella” I was getting stoned from 1967 on…. 68/73 was unbelievable weed, Colombian Gold, Afghan Hash, Thai Stick, Hash Oil. Twas a hell of a time 🐶🇱🇹😎

[@devilishirv]

im 27, 12 years ago we probably had the best weed ever, white rhino & green crack was my favorite we still had OG strains but around 2016 runtz and the candy flavors started taking over

[@RicketyRocket]

When I was young, picking out the stems, sticks, and seeds was just a normal part of smoking a joint. lol

[@markjohnson7910]

Ah yes the important step of deweeding the seed. I remember.

[@dalebronniman9060]

The old shoebox lid to separate the seeds by tilting it and shaking.

[@RicketyRocket]

@@dalebronniman9060 Right! Using the zigzag pack as the devider. 😂

[@jakoidtonge]

So true,now someone finds a seed,it's a sin

[@jimmyboe25]

shoot I didn't have to do that till I took a trip to the Bahamas in 2007. would get a couple of bags with seeds in them before that but in the Bahamas it was like it was compressed in a brick and chopped up with a cleaver. tons of seeds and stems still got me stoned in the Bahamas tho so totally worth it.

[@dillathehun]

I love how although steveo is a reformed drug addict/alcoholic he never judges people on what they do and he actually just seems to enjoy talking about cannabis etc. Top man steveo, don’t ever change!!

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

That's because he's still an addict mentally. It takes years to get over the psychological aspect addiction. Once you've been sober long enough you don't care about the shit anymore.

[@bigbchilip6906]

@@wantsome-zs5sq Or he likes connecting with people and hearing their stories. ??

[@goldbrosproduction2394]

how you judge someone when you got a car stuck up your asa once. No disrespect but if “you should be last one talk was a person” steve o on one of them

[@mrblake0917]

steve o is still a pot head today 😂

[@williambeasley6448]

Yeah you normally don't see that with recovering alcoholics and drug addicts normally they turn into dicks as far as that type of stuff goes

[@squarerootofpie828]

Why did all the stoners get recommended this the last couple days even though this pod came out months ago? Absolutely outrageous, my stoner content must be delivered at the UTMOST earliest😤

[@ajhayden3307]

Reading this high made me laugh hard. Thank you.

[@Crimbtw]

oof

[@TheInsaneTheorist]

High atm but you are on something my dude! I havent even't looked up stoner shit in months but I used to a long time ago and now it recommended me this just like you and couldnt resist to click!

[@squarerootofpie828]

@@ajhayden3307 glad to help🙏🏾

[@squarerootofpie828]

@@TheInsaneTheorist fr fr

[@kokobeatz7222]

I remember smoking real blueberry. Most delicious bud I’ve ever smoked. When the flower is a blue green tint loaded with trichomes and literally smells and tastes like blueberries. I’ll never forget.

[@Mike-qy9zf]

See...I never had a chance to smoke premium 90's weed. From what I understand, it was the most colorful.

[@ebg13]

Kids: Granpa, our strongest wine has a higher alcohol % than common wines back in your day! Granpa: We drank whisky.

[@tonym994]

my Grandad was from Naples Italy, and made wine his whole life, until he moved into a building for the elderly which was the end of his wine making days. an overpowering smell of grape used to fill the basement. rest his soul.

[@ryangallagher6356]

This is basically what he said.... He made a comparison to weed today to hash back then... I'm honestly disappointed by his lack of understanding. "How can the plant change?" Just like vegetables that didn't exist in the 60s....

[@Abe18874]

Funny. Yeah Thai stick had more than weed in it. Same with old day hash. Today some consider plain ole compressed kief to be hash. Not.

[@benblosser6739]

@@Abe18874 Thai stick has small amounts of opium in it which increased the high a lot

[@Kholaslittlespot1]

@@benblosser6739 same with those original import Nepalese temple balls.

[@mindwatchingyourelbow4608]

I love how he said "You think?" like Tommy Chong doesn't even notice a difference because he is a weed god.

[@robertayoder2063]

Bullshit not fucking dank back then wasn't hardly most 90s most little towns tell late 90s and skunk or homegrown been strongest not dank even tai stick its hash looking Mexican brick was norm was good stuff not dank or like now! Sure was good stuff here n there ask willie say he deserves crown or snoop cause Chong made a name money being dumb hippie what he say was in the gym his thing puff puff here there

[@stefans4423]

@@robertayoder2063 what

[@technodealer9782]

@@robertayoder2063you wot bud

[@robertayoder2063]

@@technodealer9782 just see it as a brand he created says liked gym better not a total burn out like we all think not blazing away was not dank is strong as dope then and I been around since 90s most was Mexican commercial some skunk was kush California every where america there wasn't dank tell late 9os came main stream was 55 a 8th then 60 now kentucky grew good home grown dank the 60s ah no willie or snoop our real potheads wasn't dank in a stong as now if was came from different country and not be any where near a kush plant or anything of that kind 😉

[@BreakingNVain]

Uhhhhhh......no

[@jeffreytroublefield4265]

I remember hearing that random pop when you missed a seed. Lol

[@fastnbulbouss]

@Mike Dylan and the big oil stain in the middle of your joint.....😎

[@joer-tard2821]

especially in a bowl. the seeds used to pop in my eye lol

[@jeffreytroublefield4265]

@@joer-tard2821 😂

[@liveactionlink8736]

And the taste is something I'll never forget either. Horrible tasting and harsh as hell. I'll still come across the random seed that somehow forced itself into existence, maybe 1 tiny seed in every couple of ounces or so

[@Naydawg2010]

Shit, I still get that fire Reggie!!! With all the dro and the plethora of other goodies, sometimes some good old fashioned Fire Reggie is just what the doctor ordered. Especially the differences in smell both in the bag and, especially while being burned are totally different. I remember a few occasions, while partying with friends, they would ask what kind of bud I'm smoking, because the smell was something they hadn't experienced before. I was like "What you never smelled regular weed before!?" I can't believe that there is a generation of kids that smoke weed, but have never had the experience and the pleasure of smoking regular weed. I guess it's just nostalgia on my part? 😂

[@InteleVision-Vic]

I got way more high in the 1970s off of the strains they used to import in NYC. And the Hash in the 1980s was untouchable. I think this new weed is crap. It's like they've bred out the CBD in favor of more THC. But it's the combination that has the best 'Old Time Buzz'. I smoke weed from east to west coast and I haven't smoked anything really GREAT since 1999. When things become a Business, the product just gets progressively worse. There's like one guy left in Jersey that has the best weed, but I live in Cali.

[@XxmattitudexX]

friends don't let friends smoke mersh

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

It's hilarious to me that people under 40 seem to think everyone was just pretending to get high for the last few thousand years.

[@vrose7166]

amen

[@phillipellison4758]

i got some really good stuff in the 80's . It seemed to do the job , lol . I've only seen the gold twice . Both times was very small quantity , and very good .

[@pelinalwhitestrake9162]

You can get high smoking Mid. Doesn't make it as good as the primo though.

[@lovelybtches]

Nah my dad tells me storys he was a big drug addict and he still got faded off of mids cuz peoples tolerance back then just stayed low

[@CaliJose209]

obviously you guys got high. It was still weed and your brain wasn't used to the amount. But for us smoking the stuff we got now plus wax. There's no way ima believe it that it was nearly as strong as today. I saw the pics of best strains in books and they all looked like dirt weed. Maybe if you were really rich you could have some decent stuff that obviously was considered the best but now with chemicals and all the techniques they use there's no way lmao

[@kennywright8084]

Steveo fighting that grin like a highschool kid in the principals office with his buddys😂

[@MatthewNaney]

Its his false teeth

[@barebonesjones]

@Hubert Harmon I feel this is correct.

[@seansta21]

I came just to scroll into the comments to see if someone would say something about that smile he couldn't hold back

[@therealjake3288]

@@seansta21 me too ,I thought I'd half to point it out

[@therealjake3288]

You know Steve -o crawled from out a rock with his real kind bud

[@scottbaxendale323]

Colombian Gold in 1975 was the best weed I’ve ever smoked.

[@Dave-zy6de]

I agree Columbia Gold bud was the best I have ever smoked even against some 30 % THC weed. It was also the best tasting weed ever. Barry Seal bought back the best weed in the world. I visited his grave site a couple months ago because he is buried in the cemetery I will be in.

[@outlaw1179]

@@Dave-zy6de will be in ?!

[@markolsen4394]

$35 an oz. a doobie would last for 30minutes,today's weed is sprayed with something😂 Acapulco Gold

[@outlaw1179]

@@markolsen4394 genetically assaulted more like

[@dirtyharry7616]

yes indeed the gold was the top shelf smoke back in the day it came from santa marta colombia the color was awesome it was rich and one doob is all you needed for the day it gave you the heavy head there was also good jamaican commercial back then to that was real stony came from mountain terrain area's on the island it all went away i would say about 1980 0r 81 then the sinsemilla showed up

[@thenorthshore6472]

I started smoked weed in the mid 70s. We'd occasionally get real Thai stick that came wrapped with the plants "hemp" fibers, around the straightest stems. The smoothness, taste and aroma of this weed was incredible and the best around! Some of the true Colombia gold was unreal too. The curing processes were different in those days because the weed was grown outdoors on a massive scale. This is why the weed in those days lacked the green chlorophyll color that is so common today. In Colombia they'd dry and cure it in large heaps, outdoors. A person would tend to it to keep it from rain, aerated and from rotting. The outdoor sun curing is what led to the gold color of the buds. Was very similar to how some tea was cultivated and cured. The smoothness and taste of some of these old strains and curing processes was every bit as good as anything grown today! I've been a grower over 40 years now, myself.

[@costo2100]

Yeah but i feel like now anyone can get good seeds with godly genetics and grow their own weed pretty easily and it's gonna be fire while back in the day you really had to be a cultivator and know what you're doing

[@thenorthshore6472]

@@costo2100 we'd just save the rare feminized seeds from the best sensimilia strains around at the time. Marijuana doesn't require much fertilization and specific soil so the curing process was definitely the most critical factor as it is today.

[@originsdecoded3508]

Dont you feel the head high is difffernt?

[@thenorthshore6472]

@@originsdecoded3508 yeah I'm sure some of the newer strains are producing a higher THC content but it seems some of the uniqueness of the old, original strains isn't available anymore. The old strains were very unique to where they originated.

[@originsdecoded3508]

@@thenorthshore6472 The weed back from the old days I remember it being it like a mellow smooth train ride along the countryside where the mind opened up and the subtleness of imagination would unfold. Todays weed feels like riding a Jet plane blasting through the sky, where their is no subtleness, but a rush of energy thats hard to tame. then the come down knocks you out like an indica. atleast the good potent sativas. but if it does that, that should we call it good?

[@stevegrimes3970]

Finally Chong is right. There was 1hit weed in the 70's. From temple balls, thai stick, Panama Red, real gold bud. Stuff that 1 hit would knock you for a loop.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

Thai stick doesn't count its frigging concentrate. It's oil and and weed.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

@Martin Madden terpenes play a roll. Hit some pure thc and tell me it's as good as some shatter. Without mixing it without any terpenea.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

@Martin Madden pure thc distillate aka single pass if you're in the know and got proper equipment or yes the thca diamonds but gotta be the clear Crack rock looking ones. If there's yellow it's got terps. Compared to a shatter that's 95 percent rhc been refined so absolute shatter and still has like 5 percent terps.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

@Martin Madden bro. Thai stick is made with fucking oil and weed. I know how to make the shit. You literally have no clue what you're on about. It's also the reason retards run around saying it has opium in it.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

@Martin Madden try some of the early skunks and hazes. Red bud and gold bud are land race. They're just nice weed but not top quality.

[@solotango5576]

I'm 52 and have smoked weed from all across the globe. Today's weed is on a whole different level compared to when I was a teenager.

[@vtwinner]

I'm 52 as well... you had bad connections...

[@solotango5576]

@@vtwinner Riiiiight. Let me guess, you're another science denier. Proven fact: THC levels have gone way up over the last few decades.

[@bc3nt]

exactly. all about breeding. Humans manually crossbreed.

[@donaldschell1435]

I have you by a 1/2 doz. yrs or so and started smokin @ 13. So back in the day we would sit in a group passing a jay or a pipe for hours smokin "regular weed " I don't think many people could do that with today's shit.. Well maybe Tommy could but he lost the last of his important brain cells long ago lol . We would get the " high end " dope too but ya could'nt smoke it for hours non-stop I miss the regular weed 4 finger oz's for 30 bucks the 70's were my fav

[@solotango5576]

@@donaldschell1435 Ah yes I miss those huge bags of weed for a few bucks lol.

[@gtrriffs]

People's tolerance to weed makes it harder to get that same high when they first started. Those early days you wont get back unless you quit for awhile

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

100% 36 year old me can never get as high as 18 year old me that kid got mashed now I wake n bake and smoke single skin joint rollups all day & no matter the strain I'm just chill but will never get that youthful giggly high ever again

[@1BuFo]

@@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo Cuz you haven't tried quitting for longer periods. Try quitting for a month or two. One J will blast you to mars and back.

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

@@1BuFo I would happily do that if it wasn't my pain meds I have full body arthritis without smoke I have zero quality of life. But I've also taken breaks for reasons come back and smoked the same amount take into account about 25 years of tolerance build up.

[@cindysue5474]

@@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo My Husband said that also.He remembers the roller coaster high he used to get when he was younger in the 70s and 80s.

[@meauxjeaux431]

@@1BuFo Two hits bro !

[@todddavis4274]

When I was a young man and the Columbian "Gold" was around,(20.00 an ounce!) it was the best. THE BEST. Strong but had the sativa energy and spicy spicy sausage smell. My favorite. As good or better than all this couchlock shit. (To me) Cheech and Chong should be idolized as true visionaries until the end of the Earth.

[@stevemick6914]

I agree100%. I put an entire ounce of Gold in an 8 x 8 pan of Brownies in college for 6 of us and it was like the Hangover movie.

[@todddavis4274]

I miss those days. I wonder does the "Gold" still exists? Just curious. I'm old now and the circles I once frequented are dead to us now but those strains were unreal. I hope they weren't lost.

[@roysnider3456]

It’s the same weed, we’ve just figured out where and when to grow and harvest for max THC but that’s not to say we didn’t have killer weed back in the day, I’m 63 btw.

[@TheOMGWTFBBQ777]

plus they dont use pollen to make hash lol

[@jackandblaze5956]

Yes, that old dude knows what he's talking about. I remember hash from about 1980. Today's hydro is good, but not better than that stuff.

[@tckarl1535]

We'd been spliced pollinated hibred better and better than ever thanks you refer GOD'S love you!!!$$$

[@dseco2145]

@@TheOMGWTFBBQ777 they do make types of hash with pollen/kief. There's one we get in Spain very easily called pollen rubio. I'm not exactly sure how but I think they out the kief in a kief press. Just look up pollen hash

[@timothylongmore7325]

@@dseco2145 That's not pollen though. Kief is tricoms , resin. I believe the male plants release pollen but I've never heard of anything being made from it. Tommys old ( like me) and that's probably what he's always called kief. I don't doubt you that it's called that in spain but sounds like a misnomer to me.

[@richdome1]

Thai stick from the 70's no joke Columbian gold,panama red. Not as abundant as today,but fire has been around along time!

[@aidencashy6727]

Hahahahaha I can’t believe what I just read

[@hilow8331]

true acapuco gold! wow still some of the finest out there.. unless u want the fruity drink and cant handle the smoke! :P lol

[@darrellcook8253]

Nowadays the names are just ridiculous, it used to be named after the place of origin or a physical characteristic. Also budda sticks were different than regular Thai sticks. Real Thai sticks were wrapped around a bamboo stick wit the thread being a fiber pulled from the stem, budda sticks were wrapped with cotton string. The thread was stained red because they used solvents to thin the opium enough for dipping. I've been smoking since '64 so I'm old as dirt and fart dust.

[@richdome1]

@@darrellcook8253 TRUTH dust to dust ashes to ashes! Started early 70's ,original Thai stick yummy! 64 still rocking and rolling!

[@cindysue5474]

@@darrellcook8253 My Husband told me about Thai stick and Blond Hash he said some troops would smuggle the stick back from Vietnam when they went on leave in Thailand. Look up on you tube this kid found a box buried with Thai stick in it and some military stuff in it it may be on TY still. He said he smoked a little bit of thai weed pop on some Robin Trower Johnny Winters captured live or Jeff Beck he said what a roller coaster high.

[@MarcusRefusius]

There was a lot of great Herb in the 70’s. Tommy’s right. I remember the first time I saw Santa Marta Gold. We were paying $120/pound for half Kilos of Mex..My friend came up with some Santa Marta Gold. He said “It’s $900 a pound”. I said “that’s outrageous!“ Then I smoked some and immediately bought half a pound. It was laden with seeds too. Then Thai sticks came around. I was paying $200/ounce. An ounce usually had 12-14 sticks. Ya sell ten for $20 a stick, and smoke what’s left. There was Moroccan herb and Oaxacan Spears that came in uncompressed. They were good too. Then the Temple Balls and Finger Hash came from Nepal. And it was outrageously good. Everyone rumored that it had Opium in it. Then during the Russian/Afghan war, the US was clearly letting in Afghani Hash because there was a big supply in the States. Sure Americans are learning to grow it well, and the science is improving, but we weren’t all smoking crap herb in the 70s.

[@2oshow]

What crap u got. Nothing but good shit in my presence.

[@MarcusRefusius]

@@2oshow I planted my first patch 50 years ago. Pretty good at it by now.

[@alex1088]

Yeah. That's all crap compared to what is available now. Like comparing a caramel apple from a fair to organic sparkling caramel apple cider.

[@MarcusRefusius]

@@alex1088 And you are HOW old? 30?

[@panancymon]

@@MarcusRefusius " I said “that’s outrageous!“ vs. " It was laden with seeds too" xD being old doesn't mean nothing in this matter.

[@josh_ari]

i've smoked dispensary weed when i lived in California, and I smoked in the coffee shops of amsterdam, and the best weed i've ever smoked was some northern haze from the streets of boulder colorado before it was legal there. that is a mix of purple haze and northern lights, and those are some old strains from the hippy days. tasted great too, like skunky pine trees.

[@lucasloy7587]

I love Tommy Chong, but he is 100% dead wrong on weed today not being any stronger than weed back in the 60s and 70s. - Sincerely, an Oaksterdam University Cannabis Cultivation Alumni.

[@ISirSmoke]

exactly, selective breeding and improved growing quality with better lights/nutrients give a more potent final product.

[@bertall1ca]

Prove you've smoked weed from the 60's, 70's or even the 80's so we know you have have first hand experience to be able to make a comparison.

[@lucasloy7587]

@@bertall1ca It has nothing to do with comparing ones personal experience from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, (or for any other decade for that matter) to today. It has to do with the science behind growing, and what we know now compared to what we knew then. The five limiting factors, as well as genetics and growing methods/mediums, define the end product’s quality and quantity. The amount of scientific studies that have been conducted over the past 4 decades having to do with cannabis, especially out of Israel, is baffling. For example, just over the past five years in states where medical or adult use has passed we have seen increases of percentage of different cannabinoids, including THC and CBD, go up to 10 - 15%. Quality always improves over time, until it hits a certain threshold bound by its genetics. I suggest you enroll in Oaksterdam. Or if you want, send an email to any of the founders of the school or teachers. Some of whom are in their 60s or older. Research Ed Rosenthal for one. Ed Rosenthal is good friends with Tommy Chong. Tommy even wrote the forward in Ed’s latest textbook. Also, the only reason that weed has a bunch of seeds in it is because it accidentally got cross pollinated. So I don’t think Tommy really knows what he’s talking about when it comes to growing. Everything else he said was spot on though. Especially about hash and temple balls. However from what I’ve researched at OU, temple balls were made from taking your hands and pulling them upwards over each bud without breaking the plant and then collecting all of the pollen off of your hands afterwards.

[@3rdpersonality48]

Tru ,even the stuff he was spewing about the seeds 😂 acting like weed doesn't grow without em ..man he is a dead head

[@bertall1ca]

@@lucasloy7587 Yeah, he went off on a tangent about hash & whatever but what he's talking about seeds & sticks I know was true at least in the 90's. Average smokers were not getting pure weed, the extra pieces of plant they included to "make the weight" brought down the purity or the effectiveness of the product. So, getting a more pure product such as hash or actually only smoking the leaves & buds was comparable to today's strains.

[@user-dm8kz8ul8h]

"you smoked dank KiNd BuD?" "the best" "WOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW" -me trying to be a pothead in middle school

[@pumpkinman5954]

The dank kind lmao

[@kyleliptak1525]

bruh i fuck with this comment so legendary

[@const8010]

The best weed strain is maui waui x labrador!

[@mostdope9785]

Only dank shit we had in middle school were dank vapes lmao, fake ass shit

[@STOPSYPHER]

@@mostdope9785 love vaping vitamin c

[@dannyarrowheadstalker3054]

I remember creeper weed and Acapulco Gold from the 70's and early 80's being the best I had smoked. Now, there's so many variants to choose from. I'd like to get an ounce of creeper and Acapulco gold.

[@S1ick865]

DOOOD my dad used to tell me about this same shit to the point my friend and me was always like damn we wished we could try that and Qualuds! lol

[@davidblais1043]

Come on dude that old time grass was crass in comparison to what may little brother grows cuz I know well that he's got it growing crazy.

[@dannyarrowheadstalker3054]

@@davidblais1043 Were you there? Of course, I grew some shit that Willie wouldn't smoke. Everyone would only take one toke. If you have never partook in the strains I described, your simply spewing hot air!!

[@mrban1419]

The stuff now days is bad for you to many chemicals yeah you get higher but it’s not healthy it was more natural back then also has more fungi, pesticides, and heavy metals I quit like 8 years ago I eat some here and there but I don’t like it makes me feel weird

[@nachobusiness2050]

In todays world you do know that's mid grade right in mexico they still sell it but its super cheap an low quality. Atleast where i was

[@FazersOnStun]

Plus I’m sure his tolerance is SOOOO high that everything just feels the same strength 🤣🤣🤣

[@Eman300man]

Naw you can always tell they different with real za or midd

[@Jojodademon]

@@Eman300man right especially if you experienced

[@IguanaJoose]

I have this problem, i cant get stoned unless its really well grown strain or i grow myself. due to my tolerance, my edible start dose is 200mg, ill take 3 doses of that on a saturday lol

[@NuttinbutdaBlues]

Gotta disagree Tommy. I grew up in the 70s. Had Thai stick, Panama Red, Acapulco Gold, Lebanese Blonde Hash, Black opiated hash(still my favorite) Columbian, Mexican, and you could smoke those all day and they'd get you to a certain high and keep you there. The weed today will have you drooling in a corner after a couple of bong hits. It's been engineered to be much stronger. I'd take Acapulco gold over anything today. It was the chillest high, and it tasted wonderful. You became the embodiment of mellow yellow.

[@ocalagator2813]

Tommy's been around a bit longer and he's Canadian. They grow some damn fine weed up there. I offered a friend of mine from Canada some skunk weed in the early 80s. He told me that would be considered regular weed where he was from. I visited there a few years later. All the weed I tried there was much better than the stuff I was getting in So Cal unless I was paying $200 an ounce for it.

[@robinalford2186]

I would have to agree with you. Acapulco Gold was my favorite. And we didn't buy it by the gram or ounce. It was always a nickel bag, dime bag, or a quarter bag. I tried an edible once. Just one square from a candy bar and I was drooling for 6 hours. But, I'm 60 now and I don't use it to get high anymore. I use it as medicine. I have rheumatoid arthritis and I can't take the medicine for it cause it makes my mouth break out in sores even though I'm taking folic acid to counteract that. Cannabis plus CBD takes away the pain. I still feel some pain right before it rains.

[@ocalagator2813]

@@robinalford2186 They didn't sell lids where you're from? They quit calling them that once the prices started rising but I bought $10 lids for the first several years I was smoking in the early to mid 70s. We bought smaller amounts too but they were never precisely measure to the gram. We used our fingers to measure weed.

[@robinalford2186]

@@ocalagator2813 I'm from Kentucky and we used our fingers to measure it out too in the 70s. I've never heard of "lids." We called them dime bags for $10 worth and so on. We put them in sandwich bags to measure them out.

[@ocalagator2813]

@@robinalford2186 I thought they called them lids everywhere. Roughly an ounce. 4 fingers was a standard lid. I learned from older smokers at first. 60s people. I learned about bongs and buds and cleaning your weed from school mates with slightly older siblings. I'd heard of skunk weed in the 70s but I never tried it till I was 20 in 1980. It was hard to get and $200 an ounce. I only made $200 a week before taxes back then.

[@RandomJ2023]

Tommy literally looking like Yoda in 2021. He has immense knowledge and still an icon to this day. I am glad he is ok.

[@gnarbs4512]

Except for the fact that female plants don't produce pollen.

[@trope5105]

@@gnarbs4512 sometimes u need to listen too what ppl mean rather than exactly what they said.

[@deandeann1541]

You knew what he was talking about though.

[@kennedypage9128]

Tommy Chong got so many things wrong in this short clip. I've studied the history of weed, strains, how sativa originally came from an indica plant and on and on. Tommy Chong is just a burnout. What's the big deal about weed anyway? We can all get it. Always could. Its just a part of our lives like alcohol. I don't get making weed your culture, especially when you are still as dumb on the subject as Tommy Chong.

[@nicktopo8380]

dudes literally wrong. weed has changed it has gotten stronger due to selective breeding. this clip is ignorance.

[@victoriacurtis1963]

That's right boy, back in the late 70's & early 80's we had skunk weed, & yes it was very dank!!!

[@monkey3059]

woah, do say more

[@ModernDecay70]

That shit is still the best imo.

[@collinmc90]

Haven't run into real good skunky smelling bud since I was a teen around 2004 or so.. I'm almost thinking it was just the way it smelled to me as a kid or something cause even picking up supposed "skunk" strains.. it's just not as stinky as it used to be.

[@smp1012792]

@@collinmc90 i literally just harvested a Sensi Seeds Skunk #1 Auto. Barely a skunk smell at all, more of a fruity sweet, but huge massive nuggets, and it smokes so well!!

[@zMxsh]

@@collinmc90 Try stardawg , 1 gram of that will stink out a entire train carriage

[@jamesstepp1925]

Old school here. Tommy is correct. Weed I smoked back then were mind blowing sativas, so powerful they were not even fun to smoke. Make you sweat and paranoid. The indoor weed, indicas, have gotten higher THC levels, but THC is only part of the high. Hazes are still, today, considered some of the strongest strains out there, which are from the 70's. They have relatively low THC but will make you reevalute reality.

[@MrWolfheart111]

I think its bullshit. It depends how powerful the lights you grow with.... how well you take care of the plants. Hydroponic? You've never tried Biker weed have ya. :P white as snow... crystals like you've never seen.

[@jamesstepp1925]

@@MrWolfheart111 I have been smoking weed since I was 12, and I am in my 50's now. I have been growing weed since I was 19, indoor and outdoor, long before it was ever legal. I have raised landrace sativas and indicas alike, indoor and outdoor. I promise you that you do not have more experience with weed than Tommy Chong and I. What Tommy said was true, the weed back then was just as good as today. Sativas, true sativas, are very difficult to grow indoors and impossible to grow profitably, yet sativas have mind b!owing highs that indicas cannot match because the high is different. That is why people try to cross strains. That is what I meant about weed getting better indoors. If you believe you can come c?ose to matching the experience levels of Tommy Chong and I, well, good luck.

[@MrWolfheart111]

@@jamesstepp1925 No I cant come close to growing anything like that... but I have friends that do. :) You cant get better weed than unlimited money can make. :)

[@petermetoxen2959]

My mother (born in 1960) always told me that weed these days looks, smells, and smokes worse than the worst weed she's smoked in the 70's yet I never believed her. Are there still OG strains being grown anymore or is everything cross breed and being produced the "new way"? I've been trying to get some good weed for my mom but I know nothing is the same and she'd just be disappointed. I'd love to know if there are still good ones out there for the old school people

[@slimshakey5494]

I worked with a guy that used to tell me the something. It seems to me that all the hybrids/cross breeding made the sativas weaker. It's hard to find a good sativa now.

[@Majik53]

Being an old fart and in the military in the early '70s, I got to sample some of the fine hash and buds available at the time. I've had Acapulco and Columbian gold, Afghani, Maui Wowie, white to green lebonese hash - the originals. I went to my local dispensary and got what they claimed was Acapulco Gold... uh, nah... nopers. Not even close. It's nice, tasty bud, but its not that for sure.

[@jamesmackes4531]

@DeadParadoxTV TOTD Two different worlds apart

[@Sutterjack]

Yes I remember as a fellow old fart - there was good stuff in the 70's- but at a premium price. Standard Mexican Ounce was about $15 with stems and seeds of course! Took a good part of a joint to get you high though -

[@collinmc90]

My parents tell me all about Acapulco gold and Thai stick and the hash that used to make it to Butte, Montana in the 70s was apparently amazing and was about 5 bucks a gram. But the real old school drugs I wish I could try (just for the experience, I am aware people ruined their lives over this) is the old school pharmaceuticals lol. Black beauties, Yellow jackets, Quaaludes, and of course I would loooove to try some of that old 70s cocaine. god damn You can't even buy real cocaine anymore in the USA.

[@Sutterjack]

@@ghomsey5372 Hah -I was buying the Mexican lids that had been sprayed with paraquat by the US Gov - lol

[@mattplus09]

Real AC Gold had a very wonderful, unique chill to it :) Peace!

[@Onoma314]

Scraping resin off leather armor was actually Scythian in origin- this was mentioned in Jack Herer's book The Emperor Wears No Clothes

[@josephmull2158]

Ive mentioned his books to hundreds of stoners and not once had anyone known wtf I was talking about.. Go figure lol

[@flowleopard893]

Tommy got it wrong, Himalayan hashish is called Charas, it is rubbed off living cannabis plants by HAND, creases serving as collection points. Top grade charas an experienced worker will rub about 20 grams a day, at maximum. It is hard work done by families. Worst grades produced by childred, elite grades by old women with decades of experience and a touch more gentle than the wind.

[@joeys.1613]

@@BertShackleford With all due respect, it’s always better to educate than dilapidate. We believe in kindness in the cannabis community, not hate 😌

[@Chicken_Wing91]

@@BertShackleford it doesn’t matter what you call it. Just as long as it brings you peace of mind that’s all that matters.

[@electricsheeeep]

@@flowleopard893 thankyou. Evidently Tommy’s never smoked malana cream

[@MykolasGilbert]

"No sticks, no stems that we don't need!!, ACAPULCO GOLD is BAD ASS WEED"!!!!!

[@davidfredenburg8283]

YOU CAN'T SAY THAT MAN. WHAT DO YOU WANT MAN GOOD GRAMMAR OR GOOD TASTE, HE'S GOT A POINT THERE JR.👍🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😎

[@mrmojorisin11]

No stems no seeds that you don't need Acapulco gold is a mighty fine weed

[@kj9219]

It's Dave...Open up, I got the stuff... Who? Dave? Dave's not here..

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

Throwback to cheech saying he used to smoke Acapulco gold before he hits Chong giant joint

[@DMTInfinity]

Well to be fair, the stems can be used to help grow hybrids. Not to mention the fact that you can make some amazing tea and coffee with them..! But I feel ya..! ✌️

[@Phenixrising-p1p]

Oh yeah he brings back a lot of memories from when i was a kid. My stap dad was a hippy and his best friend lived next door. Well he was a big time pot deeler along with hash. I used to work on his house from gime to time and he would always ask well do you want paid in hashish or cash. As a 15 to 16 year old it was usually hash. He would cut me off some from a ball about the size of a softball and say have a fun weekend and usually toss me a little cash to go with it. Needless to say i worked a lot as a kid. I also remember getting ty sticks usually 6 to 8 inches long and sticky like you wouldn't believe. This all happend in the late 70's and early 80's Fond memories of friends passed out in bushes or having your french fries talk to you. Best friends that could make you laugh until your sides hurt. Those were the days.

[@casanova1838]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@hikingwitht1d844]

Love ya Steve-O. Recently diagnosed Type 1 diabetic and each time I have to shoot insulin I go on 3. Never back out of a 3 count. Learned it from you.

[@Sinatra301]

Thats awesome dude. Ever since I heard him mention the 3 count thing I use it for stuff too😂

[@MaxRockatansky853]

Holy Fuck! I do the same thing for the same reason. Lmao

[@hikingwitht1d844]

@@MaxRockatansky853 sometimes I hold 2 a while lol. One love fellow T1D

[@brandondismang7343]

If you lightly put the needle on your skins in a few different places until you don't feel anything, then inject. You'll miss blood vessel and pain that way. I got diagnosed on mothers day last year. My dad showed me this trick. He's been type 1 for 30 years

[@MaxRockatansky853]

@@hikingwitht1d844 🤟🤟🥳🥳🇺🇲😆😆

[@xXBSTXx]

1:45 Steve o looks like the doll from goosebumps

[@ChillinWithBrody]

😂🤣😂

[@sicwitit8261]

Slappy

[@crazycarlsadventures5983]

Hahahahaha

[@jaymoney8219]

😂😂😂☠☠☠🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@luisvaldovinos1621]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ayewhaddupdoe]

THC% is such a dumb metric to judge cannabis by, as its the relationship between that and the other cannabanoids and terpenes that produces the effects we enjoy. I've had crops that tested at 14% that were far better than stuff I grew that tested in the mid-high 20's. People need to understand it's not like alcohol, where a percentage number indicates strength.

[@Kevin-xd2yv]

This. Only noobs look at percentages.

[@Kingofthe5ive]

But how am I gonna know which weed is better? Look? I feel like looks don’t mean shit when it comes to bud too bc sometimes they all get me the same high

[@Kevin-xd2yv]

@@Kingofthe5ive Look, experience and cannabinoid makeup.

[@ayewhaddupdoe]

@@Kingofthe5ive If you shop at a dispo, take note to which cannabinoids and terpenes work best for you, and have the folks tell you which strains they carry that fit your profile.

[@KWHoffman]

@JerryAttrick Thank you, finally some one who knows what they are talking about

[@GameEsthetics]

I love how engaged and interested Steve-O is when listening to people! You can tell he is genuinely interested unlike other podcasts...

[@Amethyst93xo]

Agreed

[@sleazyeezy9452]

Facts a lot treat podcasts like interviews when they should be conversations more than anything.

[@EnvisionedBlindness]

Lolol you're among the few with that opinion because even.steve himself hates how he constantly makes everything about him on the show.and he's had to.really work.on it. He's gotten.a lot better since the beginning.

[@GameEsthetics]

@@EnvisionedBlindness Well in this instance it was refreshing to see

[@thomaswilson4441]

To be fair if Tommy Chong is telling you about the history of marijuana you listen

[@transam4889]

The myth was started primarily by the D.A.R.E. program and was aimed at making parents fearful of the "New much more powerful and dangerous forms of cannabis"

[@transam4889]

Wakey Wakey (time to wake up)

[@MrRukiddin]

Today's weed is much,much stronger,but better?C-Bo "Gold Bud" is the best high this guy ever had.And that was 40 yrs ago!

[@kylesyx8432]

This guy, wtf ,,,, Tommy Chong knows wtf he's talking about...

[@666hobart]

I miss real skunk and that old late 80's early 90's Florida weed from Gainesville called Kryp/kryptonite. A true one hitter quitter.

[@TiggerNyeah]

I haven't seen skunk in over a decade.

[@666hobart]

@@TiggerNyeah yea it's been almost that long for me as well, sad days.

[@joshedenfield3761]

I remember that skunk from when I was a kid, north Florida in the 90s, my dad stayed with it

[@matthewhumby4366]

@@666hobart New Zealand is the place to go where do y'all stay?

[@omanafire]

I'm convinced skunk weed doesn't exist anymore. GMO cookies is about as offensive as you can get and it really isn't even a drop in the bucket as far as the real deal skunk stank went.

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Amen Tommy !!!!! Us old-timers can teach these younger growers a better way !!!!! Not chemicals , natures fertilizer, old school methods !!!!!!! Thanks for the opportunity to open up !!!!!!!

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Thanks brother !!!!!

[@58wheelerL]

Fond memories 💯✌️

[@jmaguire2232]

New more powerful strains aren’t usually enhanced with chemicals. It’s all botanical practices like cross-breeding. Same thing Gregor Mendel was doing centuries before any of us were born.

[@themindofxx9678]

I'm growing an outdoor wedding cake this season, all organic fertilizer and just regular water. It's flowering in week 4 now and I might never ever grow indoors again. This outdoor flower is the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

[@user-op8pf3uf8s]

You said no chemicals so no water? Nah

[@pennygaver9836]

Ah, Thai stick. Brings back fond memories. And dates me.

[@oneofmany1087]

Remember that really seedy Columbia Gold that tasted like Hash and how it would Expand in your lungs.. the high was one of the best

[@daled8221]

Yeah, the flavor was like no other, including today! All those great strains, the golds, Hawaiians, early Nor Cal, all those flavors & smells are gone. I'd take those again over any of these, mine is the highest thc of all bud! I know all you millennials are going to say bs, but trust me on this it not some made up story.

[@unclespeedy]

Yeah, I haven't smelled, felt, or tasted anything like the thai I scored back in the day

[@pennygaver9836]

@@daled8221 Panama red, Humboldt, occasionally Alaskan. Now it's sativa, indica,or hybrid. THC %. The rest I don't care, call it what you want. Last stuff : kzittlk. Why?

[@jeromesimpson7115]

Panama red,columbian gold,thia stick. What was the % ?.did not matter better than anything today. Had to roll the joint very loose resin flowing after 2nd pull. Good old times!!!!!!

[@scottdunn2178]

Thai Sticks, Maui Wowie, Panama Red, Acapulco Gold, etc. Any of those strains from the 70's would hold their own with any of today's strains.

[@jasonmcdaniel7534]

Hell nah....all that trash,things get better with time the New budz r way better,smell better look better that 70's trash thank God I wasn't around back then

[@scottdunn2178]

@@jasonmcdaniel7534 How would you know... you just said you weren't around then. Lay off the shatter, kid.

[@athinalava677]

@@scottdunn2178 puna butter , African Swazi and elephant all would in the top shelves in the dispensaries 💯

[@LegendOfJunii]

@@jasonmcdaniel7534 It wouldn't hold it's own against alot of today's strains but some it can which are still pretty potent not trash.

[@stuckinperth]

🤦🏽‍♂️how is this even a debate. Give a chilli eater back in the 50s a Carolina reaper and ask the question. Chilli peppers have a scaling system as does weed🤔

[@tomlangley6236]

You can keep the skunky weed of today. I'd love to have some good old fashioned mellow Columbian Gold bud from the 70s! There was nothing like it!

[@phil6815]

Tommy was on a daytime chat show here in Australia the host asked him what advice he would give to his children regarding drugs,straight away he said if you’re going to steel my pot make sure you replace it.The host was speechless it was priceless,not the answer she was looking for.

[@SmokeyOwOs]

The ol farmers courtesy Replace what you take

[@redbarchetta8782]

Tommy Chong is a national treasure.

[@brly4542]

What changed in weed is mostly just how we clean and cure it, which is why it seems that much better now. Curing and harvesting at just the right time can make or break even the best strain.

[@liljohn8797]

tbf they changed growing weed by selecting genetics, so what he is saying in the video that it is the same plant and cannot change is just false. You can selectively modify the genes of the plant to get more THC out of it... we have known this for years

[@brly4542]

@@liljohn8797 They select the best and rebreed those plants to try to keep those traits, or use cloning, the genes arent being modified, the genes were always there, but certain factors turn certain parts of the genome on and off. And tbf humans have done this with almost every plant in existence for thousands of years, even with weed, it's nothing new, its just much better documented now and more people are doing it. Back in the day, most people just grew shit Bush weed, but it doesn't mean there weren't people using selective breeding and cloning to get higher thc/cbd/size whatever.

[@highhat5229]

Much more has changed other than cleaning and curing. Super grows with co2 tanks, nutrients got balanced and precise, hydroponics and indoor growing became popular (80’s), with that hybrids and autos came about. Saying nothing changed is like saying gmo’s and F1 hybrids don’t exist. 100 years from now you’ll be able to grow a ounce in 2 months

[@1BuFo]

@@brly4542 It is genetically modified. Just like tomatoes. You think they didn't tamper with the genes? How else would you get weed that tastes like cheese or other specific traits. And even the methods you mentioned are still altering the genetic makeup of the plant. They are even specifically tuned to grow in a shorter time period, from 3 months down to 2 and it's getting even shorter. Tommy Chung is just a boomer here who has no idea what he's talking about. Not denying his og status as a smoker, but listening to him like he's some god is the same thing as thinking Snoop Dogg is a professional botanist cuz he's been smoking his brains out for the last 50 years. He's not, he's just a rich guy that smokes lots of weed and is famous so people assume he knows shit.

[@1BuFo]

@@highhat5229 100 years? You already have weed with 2 month growth cycles.

[@capodad2u]

I dunno I think the weed we smoked back in the 70's was actually stonier than the carefully manicured Christmas tree buds from today. Thai sticks, Acapulco gold, Maui Howie, Columbian and hash....2-4 tokes and you were gone, awesome times before it become homogenized and sold everywhere.

[@DeuceGenius]

2-4 tokes off the stuff i smoke and ur gone as well. the gigh is more enjoyable too. if you find some that you like.

[@KS-wt9gj]

Don’t forget blond Lebanese hash oil. Many people in the US called it honey oil, due to its color. The very best of their oil never left Lebanon.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

There's a lot of "Instagram weed" out there today. Bred for pretty colors and to look nice in pictures... but often pretty damn disappointing. As Tommy alluded to, you can trace that back to stuff like High Times centerfolds and plain old marketing hype.

[@ryanwells5035]

Technically alot of misstatements in this interview. But I understand what he means. I personally Dont prefer todays weed as it is over hybridized/cross bred. The saying i like what I like. A good sensimelia sativa of certain strains os best. Most weed now is stoner/Indica Heavy. I like a head high not stoned high n I find that is harder to obtain regularly. As for strength today's weed is stronger but that doesn't make it better. Long lasting mellow happy high.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

@@ryanwells5035 the reason for the takeover of the market by indica strains is simple: their quick lifespan makes them easier to work with and more profitable than sativas. With the short flowering times of Afghan indica hash plants, American and European growers quickly realized they could get the crop in before cold/wet weather outdoors, and the economic part really came into play because you can get 3 or 4 harvests out of an indoor grow each year instead of one.

[@Mottleydude1]

I’m giving my age away here. They had unfertalized weed (sinsimela) back in the 70’s that was just as potent as today’s weed it was just harder to find and there weren’t a lot of domestic growers back then. Mostly it was fertilized Mexican weed with lots of stems and seeds. Back then in the Midwest we would occasionally get some Acapulco Gold or Maui Wowie and those were the first types of Sinse available and were darned popular but real hard to find. Don’t you remember Tommy’s song about Acapulco Gold from back then? “No stems, no seeds, it’s all you need. Acapulco Gold is (long inhale) bad ass weed.”.

[@toxsickdog]

some of the best (potent) weed I ever puffed was in the late '70's. purple sensimillia & thai stick. best high ever.

[@kingfelix1966]

Im not that old.. But i know about sinsimela

[@jeffalbillar7625]

@@kingfelix1966 it's actually spelled, sinsemilla. ✌️

[@johnfabozzi3636]

I remember having some Jamaican weed back in 1988. It was the stickiest stuff I've ever seen. It was perfect for rolling joints with. The paper would just stick to it and roll the most perfect joint. The only problem with it though was, you could take a hit and if you didn't take another hit or pass it to somebody else to take a hit immediately, it would go out and you would have to light it again. It was kind of a pain in the ass but it was the best weed I ever smoked. Hands down it was as good as anything they have today. This is coming from someone who has smoked for 42 years. I've tried them all.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

@@johnfabozzi3636 I remember getting weed like what you described. You had to light it every time you took a hit. I'm my opinion, the weed is better overall today, but the best weed's I ever smoked was from back then. I grew up in Orange County, CA., and we had so many types of weed not only from California, but from around the world, because of the Ports.

[@joint-heirwithchrist5241]

I miss the smell of 70's pot: most weed doesn't even smell like pot today.

[@LatinGhost916]

Thats what I thought too

[@ethanvargas5929]

Y’all are tripping

[@himonwillard5088]

I'm with you 100%

[@petaunotthoughtsintime]

A pin, a book and a glass and you were good to go.

[@dirtyhorse5090]

Exactly. Weed these days is loud, you just go around smelling like a skunk but really no actual buzz and then a headache. Back in my time Columbian Gold 🧡 you would have the giggles and munchies. None of the weed today does that,it just makes your eye balls feel bulging,that's about it

[@brandon8100]

Stevo’s facial expressions are hilarious

[@marioncobretti8210]

Well he went to clown school id argue when he arrived the clowns prolly sad we have a natural

[@OjsG1ove]

He has an upside-down smile.

[@WALDENSOFTWARE]

He seems very disinterested. Probably cause he's straight edge now.

[@pearljameric]

Kinda creepy imo

[@jaileelee7846]

He looked absolutely fried 😂

[@kennethmarriedtwomeymarrie2862]

I been smoking since the early 80's and im gonna say there was some good herb but there is way way way more good herb now you can't stop technology I don't care if it is Tommy Chong or not he's on a back in my day kick weed is better now

[@Ananias03]

Chong is most certainly correct. You were just too young to know anyone to smoke anything other than commercially Mexican grown that use to flood the black market. PLENTY of growers existed then growing dank buds. YOU just weren't apart of it. LOL

[@damianl680]

Good weed was out there if you knew the right guys and were willing to pay more, everyone was just smoking cheap Mexican weed

[@kennethmarriedtwomeymarrie2862]

@@Ananias03 you must be right except that I live in Humboldt County and im a second generation grower that currently does just that for a collective but im sure right

[@Ananias03]

@@kennethmarriedtwomeymarrie2862 Humboldt resident means absolutely nothing in the rest of the world and your words prove that right here. 2nd gen of knowing little lol

[@ctolliver81]

@@Ananias03 Being a famous stoner means absolutely nothing either. Chong is just another old guy who thinks everything in his generation was better hahahahaha

[@Mostvile]

That Roadkill skunk we used to get back in the day was way better than any of this stuff nowadays. I've had a lot of stinky weed over the years and even a lot of the newer strains can be rather smelly. But nothing compares to that old skunk strain from the 80s and 90s. It legit smelled like you ran over a skunk and you could not hide the smell at all. The high was almost euphoric too, probably the most couch locked weed I've ever smoked. I was sad to read those strains were bred out

[@XxmattitudexX]

I sort of feel that when your starting out the skunk component overwhelms your senses and the subtle characters of that sort of indica herb are lost to you after a few years you tune out the skunk portion and can focus on the differences underneath. i started to develop this theory when i noticed each generation claiming they saw the true road kill in early 80s then 90s then 2000ks.. if you ask a non smoker today what a strong indica smells like they will say a skunk makes my eyes water etc L

[@Mostvile]

@@XxmattitudexX the real skunk strains were bred out in the late 90s before carbon filters became mainstream , there are people actively trying to bring it back though

[@leegarthgarth8387]

Roadkill was the best! Rip.

[@cheefsmokealot4479]

I remember back in the early 80s through the 90s we mostly got mexican ditch weed. Sometimes we would get the really good weed like Acolpulco Gold, Colombian Gold, Pointa Roja, Thai Stick, Maui Waui, Skunk that was so dank and lemony also called Creeper weed b/c the buzz creeped up on you. In the 90s things started to change. We started to get Hydroponic bud that was seedless and had exceptional huge bright green buds. The Mexican ditch weed started to change in the 90s. The Mexicans started to learn from Americans how to grow the bug into big buds with less seeds. After 2000 all the different varieties started to come out. Now everything has changed b/c of legal and medicinal bud. Now there’s hundreds of varieties and names. It’s a bit sad to me that we seem to have lost some of the original landraces that we had back in the day. Toke on!! 🤔😆🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@mortygoldmacher]

Exactly my experience except the better weed began in the late 70's not the early 80's. The price jumped from C$20/oz to C$60/oz but it was worth it, the quality was so much better. In the 70's hash and hash oil were also very popular.

[@cheefsmokealot4479]

@@mortygoldmacher I was referring to what bud was available in the Chicago area. Your right, the better bud came earlier in Calif and west coast. Toke on brother!

[@ocalagator2813]

@@mortygoldmacher Higher THC content weed's been around longer than that but access to was restricted. Personally, I'd rather smoke the kind of weed I used to smoke in the 70s I paid $10 a lid for but I don't know where to get any. I prefer a mild buzz.

[@ocalagator2813]

Ditch weed is hemp. We called the weed you speak of dirt weed. Most of those other types of weed usually came from Mexico too but the growers put a little more effort into it.

[@grunt9131]

Not too many 100% Indica strains or 100% sativa strains but just a whole bunch of hybrid.

[@shadowsdad903]

I smoked good Panama Red when I was in the Navy in the Canal Zone in the early ‘70’s. Before I left there, we did a home improvement project for the guy who sold it to us (at $80 a pound) and he rewarded us with some special reserve that was just incredible! Great memories! It’s all relative.

[@juanmaldonado5541]

Ah , Panama red , great times

[@gbp3616]

It's all relative because your perception of good weed was different then

[@kentkilgore8654]

It is impossible for me to even narrow down the stupid and uninformed posts to one to reply to. For starters, it's absolute bullshit to assert that the quality of weed in terms of the quality of effects, the high and how few hits it takes to get those effects are only about the percentage of THC. Yes...THC is ONE cannabinoid that is absolutely responsible for much of the effect. There are also around 200 (more or less) other cannabinoids and terpines that provide an entourage effect that make relatively infinite possible effects in various combinations for the final effects. There are strains now, and there were in the 70's, and earlier that would kick your ass with a couple or a few tokes that have a much lower delta 9 THC % than many of the ultra high THC strains today. This is fact. Also...it is fact that MOST people bought shit weed back then, for a variety of reasons. Having good connections was key. Colombian Gold and Red bud, Panama Red, Thai Stick, Hawaiian, Alaskan (and many more) were all 2 hit and you're stoned to the bone, even for wake n bakers like I was back then. Add to that, black and some of the red hash, hash oil and the more refined "honey oil" were also available, and powerful as fuck. If you weren't around, you don't qualify to dispute these facts simply because you read something somewhere, or some 30 year old prodigy told you so. Although MOST people didn't have access, and many could only afford the 10-15 bucks for a seedy bag of shitty brick weed...great shit was available if you knew the right people. While I agree, that not only Tommy Chong, but even today people, and even manufacturers who call devices to make hash "pollen presses", and the screens that filter trichomes "pollen screens" are just wrong...I would bet any amount of money that Tommy had access. Thai sticks were bad ass, great genetics grown with care and generations of knowledge. They didn't need opium to kick it up, although I've heard arguments both ways and tend to believe that there may have been SOME that were...but have nothing to base that on other than stories. There seems to be an abundance of arrogance on this whole "our" shit is better these days. I personally enjoy the variety and qualities available today...IF grown organically, with good genetics, and by someone who knows what they are doing, not only with the grow, but the dry and cure [arguably the most important part aside from great genetics]. Sure, you can grow impressive looking buds fast with hydro and chemical nutrients, but combine that with the industrial grow ethos and total disregard for a proper dry and cure on the race to market, you have the formula for why so many dispensaries sell shit. Yes...even the stuff with the 20-30% THC labels. Tommy may not have articulated the facts perfectly, but so what? He's Tommy Fucking Chong, he's been all over the world, and I'll bet he's smoked the best wherever he went, and probably some of the worst as well at some points. He may not be a scientist...but he's a fucking legend, so fuck off on the Tommy bashing.

[@communiTEEZ]

@@kentkilgore8654 should post this!

[@ldope3904]

@@kentkilgore8654 Yes absolutely. It drives me nuts that all ppl talk about is THC %.... that's barely important when everything is above 7%, anything above that is more than enough THC. Like you said, THC is just ONE of the properties... there is much more that goes into the effect and the reason I don't like concentrates unless they're solventless and full spectrum

[@howardhavardramberg333]

Weed is for sure way stronger than back in the day, simply because equipment and technology now is more advanced.

[@WoWsoEPIC]

You know how old heads are

[@theadshots]

Back then we weren't using much phosphorus for nutes

[@williammccarty3393]

I agree to some extent, but because weed is becoming much more mainstream and stronger weed strains are getting in the streets to the common smoker, but back in the day I believe they had some real strong weed like we have today it was just harder to get your hands on.

[@whatsamolitty9884]

Well outdoor is outdoor

[@Therealdrewdober]

Weeds like hot peppers... selective breeding can increase potency, I think there’s flower at 40% thc now.

[@crabbycreates2943]

The old dude is right. There was plenty of killer weed back in the day. I was in the Navy from '68-'74, stationed on Oahu, Hawaii '72-'74. The SEALS would bring over some "elephant grass" from the big island. Powerful stuff. There was also Thai Stick and Hashish available at reasonable cost. Don't forget: there was a war going on in Vietnam, so military personnel knew what was out there. I'm smoking some great stuff now; purchased legally at a much higher price. I'm 73, retired from the Dept of Agriculture. 😎

[@koevirel8350]

This " old dude " forgot more about weed then any of younger guys will ever know . I don't know about back in day at USA but I know that now USA stuff sucks big time. I smoked much better stuff in remote viliges in Africa and Asian then any of dispensers at USA now. I did 5 years of special forces so when I was off I was doing oz a day so I know my smoke.And Indore stuff in Europe is totally different level then USA crap and considering that seeds are same DNA at both places I think USA is rushing with curing proces and that makes huge difference in taste and THC level . Weed is like vine, time makes it better and at least 6 mounts of curing is needed to get that perfect taste .

[@Robertodette]

in 1974, I was in high school and a friend planted some plants in his backyard on a farm. His mother weeded the garden and destroyed all but one pot plant, which my friend dug up and moved to a better place. While it was growing he would take the yellow leaves, roll one up and bring it to school where four of us got ripped off one joint. When he harvested the plant (it was 6 feet tall) it was the best weed we ever smoked at the time. Everybody in school wanted some. Years later I thought that was probably a pure female plant and the first sinsimella I ever smoked.

[@EloteCakeArt]

If it got you high it was for sure a female, and with "sinsimella" you mean "sin semilla"? "sin semilla" means "with no seed" in spanish, so weed with no seeds

[@Robertodette]

@@EloteCakeArt that's exactly what I meant

[@benm38]

You were smoking the yellow leaves ?!?! Hahahaha holy fuck man there’s like .01% THC in a water leaf if you were getting high off those you coulda got high off of anything 😂

[@Robertodette]

@@benm38 it was early 70s - Mexican weed was what we smoked when there was no homegrown- $20 ounces - the good ol' days - getting high off of anything? I wish that were the case now

[@rolandgirouard5914]

@@benm38 not true back then all weed came from Mexico or south America these sativas didn't bud because of the amount of light hours but the age of the plant. Sativas back then we're sticky resin plants no frost. The leaves definitely got you high.

[@3cks86]

Steve-O is hilarious even when he's not talking look at his face😂😂

[@3cks86]

@@fgh46d either the sober life is that fucking fun or he blazed a bowl of moon rocks... He had a permanent 😁 the whole interview

[@crystalpeek1314]

Lmfaooo. I can't stop laughing..

[@polycarphunter2257]

we used to have to clean our weed from seeds and stems. after cleaning, your oz was 3/4 left.

[@Lupine.]

"409" days. Bricked tight with whatever spray bottle they had around to make the trip.

[@benwilliams5236]

Thank God for Quality Control.

[@evetsnitram8866]

We used to call stems lumber.

[@benwilliams5236]

@@evetsnitram8866 Ropes and sails used to be made from hemp.

[@evetsnitram8866]

@@benwilliams5236 I believe Levi's were made from hemp too when they started.

[@timhayes45]

Yes we had the same weed but had not taken the years to create the hybrids we have now. I can say that even back then there were a few comparable strains to todays hybrids. There is just a lot more good stuff available more readily now.

[@wildkeith]

I always felt that the influx of purer stuff exciting at the turn of the century, but then we lost the culture and fun of slowly getting buzzed by sharing over the course of an of a half hour.

[@jasonggabbott]

Back then they actually had sativa and indica. They've done so much genetics on marijuana now that they're all pretty much hybrids.

[@seigemusic423]

Haven't been to one despencery that doesn't, its mad annoying now

[@yanostropicalparadise755]

yep true fact.

[@TheMightyPooh420]

Exactly. now days Sativa and Indica are terpene profiles, not what they were originally, based on actual growth traits and origin

[@DeuceGenius]

im sure they still have them. everything isnt a hybrid.

[@jasonggabbott]

@@DeuceGenius nope, all pretty much gone. Just like red delicious apples; you can't mess with something genetics too much.

[@ghikeberg808]

He's definitely wrong lmao. They most definitely have made weed more powerful and potent.

[@jonnybaze7449]

How?

[@cloudwater2641]

@@jonnybaze7449 because now there's plants with 30%-40% thc, when back then 6% would've been good- let alone dabs being even more potent.

[@dom3449]

@@cloudwater2641 6%? okaaaaay buddy that's not even the average percentage for weed

[@jonnybaze7449]

@@cloudwater2641 no not at all. 30 is usually about the highest. Back then, now and any time in between 3-10% was regs(or whatever you call it). You could get weed with high percentage thc back in the day. The plant is not new. It’s been cultivated and breed/cross breed for thousands of years. All people are doing now is the same thing they did for thousands of years already. It’s just easier and indoor now. Dabs are just hash. Hash also has been around for thousands of years. I assume by dabs you mean shatter or wax or sugar etc. those are just different extraction methods. People a thousand years ago put weed in burlap and beat it with sticks, people in the 60s through 00s used methods like bubble hash and now people use co2 or butane.

[@cloudwater2641]

@@dom3449 during the hippie period, 6 percent was 100% upper max, and now there's strains with mid 30s(my bad on 40, more like i think an absolute max of like 35 ish) during the 90's 10% was more common, and since then it's only gotten better.

[@stewpidasso3910]

I used to get this weed in the 90s that tasted like a nice beef roast. So delicious and mellow and a very clean buzz. The shit now a days is too uppity and gives me anxiety. Even the indica strains

[@pinetreetemple4611]

Probably grown outside with good rich soil too. I miss that old outdoor cali og kush that tasted like Indian food (around 2012 used to have access). Way denser body high than even the craziest most resinous indoor stuff.

[@iGame3D]

I'll never forget Cholocate Buddha out of Harlem...tasted like a caramel-chocolate toffee candy. Must have been transported in a candy truck. About a year or so later there was hash available with the same amazing flavor. Hash + Capaccinos all winter long.

[@steviec67]

I remember the Thai bud was gold and very hash like . Miss those days 😂

[@tamedshrew235]

$20/oz regular, $30/ columbian. Thai stick, blond lebanese, Acapulco gold, panama red. 70's rocked.

[@WesFitz420]

$20 oz or g

[@maxpayne4129]

@@WesFitz420 I thought the the same for an oz that's way too cheap

[@RoanPonie]

"Those were the days my friend ,we thought they'd never end" And nickle bags, It went by nickle, dime, etc

[@joego9519]

the plant has changed a lot over the years, he's wrong.

[@angelvillarreal3648]

Nope. The strains have changed from being crossed and cloned so often, but the plant is the same. Fertilizers and controlled grow environments can increase the bud production and the strength of the bud, but it doesn’t change the plant.

[@rustybungle]

@@angelvillarreal3648 Humans selectively bred grasses to become corn, rice, and wheat.

[@jonnybaze7449]

How?

[@SmEiF-]

@@angelvillarreal3648 you and these old heads need to just stop. weed can scientifically be proven as different now thats how selective brreding works, would you make the argument that dogs are still wolfs. thats what you are basically doing

[@bucketpizza5197]

Weed has gotten stronger, chilly has gotten spicier. Fruit has become sweeter. Its fascinating how few generations you need to change properties on plants. Its not just crossbreading, its also selective breeding.

[@thomasharnum6837]

Late 80’s 90’s weed was the best smelling ,crystallized Stoney buds ever no contest

[@nicholashurley5659]

100 percent fact no cheese like old school cheese

[@montekristo5048]

I agree and the black hash you could buy was crazy good, and plentiful in 80s 90s now it's all repressed garbage! Also the buds then just seemed to hit harder especially if you could get the good Laser lettuce aka hydro!

[@jayppop3333]

Good one lol

[@billdargel1192]

I did like Kind, white rhino, AK-47, fruity pebbles and especially train wreck from that era. That was one of the most innovative times in the history of domestic production here in the United States.

[@briandibblee5238]

The skunk indica we had in Oregon during the 80’s was so good. Before all the hybridization for larger yields etc. small one oz plants that were very potent

[@tlamatini4617]

Then I recommend THCA Hemp. It’s high CBD, low THC. It’s legal in almost all 50 states due to the 2018 farm bill, therefore you can even have it shipped to your mailbox! The outdoor has that classic weed look, smell, etc.

[@curtishatem6739]

The Columbian gold or red bud was legendary, Jamaican lamb's breath, black afgan. I'd put any of them up against today's best. Tommy was right on about the thia stick funny how that disappeared after the closing of our military bases there.

[@bigteddybear5962]

It's because of the micro nutrients the soil it was grown in had. Nowdays it's all man made bullshit.

[@nicktopo8380]

i grow cg it is my lowest yeilder and the ugliest plant i grow. been debating on cutting it out to replace with gold leaf

[@donaldfrazier5244]

I’m 66 in the mid seventies we had tie and hash available anytime you had cash the best highs of my life! We started smoking it when it was sold by the kitchen match box for 5$ then came the lids takes me back to the carefree days of my youth! Truly the good old days

[@billgorman8414]

I’m 64 and yeah we had some good shit back then! Thai stick had me the highest ever. Many of these newer strains are great but ahh the old days!

[@billyjoechambers8494]

Smoked Thai stick in the early 80's , nothing compares these days , simply the best. It was wrapped around a stick like a satay skewer and tied with different coloured cotton to rank the different strains. Proper Thai sticks man

[@geminirat60]

4 finger lids

[@bax6096]

@@geminirat60 For 10 bucks 20 for the c-bo... Those were the days ..

[@threevisionsgodpark]

I honestly MUCH prefer the older, less strong weed. Yeah, maybe when I was like 18-21 I liked the really strong stuff but nowdays I can't even find some mellow 15% weed to just chill with and not get super high. I'm so tired of the whole stronger is better mentality because it really isn't. I've smoked weed every day since I was 18 and I would really love some mid grade that I knew was tested and organic that I could just get calm from. I'm not looking to get high or stoned anymore. That no longer interests me because I did it a shit ton when I was younger. We are losing something when we think that the only good weed is high THC weed. I'm about ready to quit entirely because of it.

[@sicknado]

yea I feel I get higher off 15% weed in a different way depends on the strain

[@insolator1775]

There's no cbd in todays weed..

[@DV-zv4ox]

Just buy some afghan landrace seeds or something at 12-15% THC. That'll do the trick.

[@Hippiemantra]

Just smoke higher cbd and it'll be more chill

[@NaptownClassic]

@@insolator1775 You can definitely get weed with higher CBD. It's usually less popular so they have fewer such choices, but it absolutely exists. There are even strains with virtually zero THC and high CBD, and I'm not talking about hemp that's been treated... but actual marijuana.

[@ecb2]

Acapulco Gold, Panama Red, Thai Stick, Maui and Kona buds, Afghani Hash. I think they did just fine back then.

[@andrewcannon7055]

To me weed has gotten worse over the past 6 years. "I got that loud" more like dirt. Legalization might be good for the states with it but in GA the quality has fallen drastically. It's some kind of hemp now I think.

[@DanRustle]

Stay away from GA weed...got it

[@deathcore420]

you just got used to it alcohol hit me better the first time too

[@christopher7763]

I think it’s just that more people are buying basic shit from Cali and Oregon growers at a discount then sending it back home. Blame the Asians who sell pounds out of warehouses in LA. All the “Cali” that my guys wind up getting now is average/worse than what I used to get back when we didn’t know where it came from lol probably because most people want more weed when they buy, not more potency. All the dispensary bud is as good as it’s always been in my opinion.

[@MVPgoalie]

now that cannabis and its byproducts are becoming legal in states across the country we have way too many people growing now that arent passionate about the plant, just the revenue it can produce. imo you get the very best weed from a craft farmer

[@Pk1998AMG]

Definitely agree with you. Another trap I've noticed is people only focusing on THC. At least in colorado, the growers decide where it gets tested for potency. So there are certain labs that specialize in just getting the highest results for you, they'll go through all the nugs and pick out the ones they know will yield the highest results. If Its above 30 percent it's probably tourist trap crap in my experience. Best to find good looking buds and trust your gut, or a good home grower who knows their shit really.

[@Someonesburner404]

never thought I'd know more than chong about weed, but dude is fucking crazy on this one

[@ctolliver81]

Hahahahaha, agreed

[@GaseousApe]

@@ctolliver81 also agreed, worked on a Cannabis farm for a a bit. The main grower/botanist was really intense of making new strains or purchasing ones to breed to increase various characteristics with the plants. Hash is a different discussion, but the flower is certainly getting better, much like hot peppers and Ed Currie.

[@illhaveanother8173]

There was good stuff, but the knowledge and competition definitely increased quality.

[@GaseousApe]

@@illhaveanother8173 definitely! With knowledge came a new standard as we know it.

[@leoneforte444]

Not really, the only difference is we take care of it now to make it more potent but other than that they could’ve done the same shit back then if they were farming it and giving it the best nutrients possible I bet they could’ve gotten it pretty potent

[@juno4494]

Good insight here from a vet who lived it. Thanks Steve-O and Sir Tommy! I've yet to see a version of today's weed that stacks up to our 70s experience. Today it's all about chemical enhancement and growth-enhanced mass production for dispensaries/etc. In the 70s you didn't see much of that crap. The quality came from the climate in which it was grown, the techniques with which the growing plants were nurtured (nutrients, etc.), the patient time plants were afforded to mature, and harvesting method (again, more time--as much as 6 months--for "ripening"). Of course, the best started with seeds from quality strains to begin with (like a race horse blood line). Sure, today's weed will blow your mind, but yesterday's mellowed mind, body, and soul. We didn't even mind the stem-and-seed packed variety if it was good, otherwise. That's what double albums were for (straining the seeds and stems)!

[@DV-zv4ox]

The thing is, people can now grow their own at home. 100% organic, fed the cleanest, purest water and the plant can honestly be completed doted over from seed to harvest. I don't see how this is fundamentally different from what you guys had back in the 70's. Sure you probably had access to more purity (in terms of strain), but the plan hasn't fundamentally changed - the way it's mass produced and access has.

[@juliejones974]

Tommy is spot on and he has smoked over the years so if you didn't smoke in the 70's then your just offering an opinion.

[@tasty8186]

Those climates still exist, and those growers still have the option to grow it the same way. They don't, because scientifically we can test to see the potency of the plant and we learn that it is TRASH. Nostalgia blinds the old heads, they think the 70s weed is lost but it's still around, its that stuff you're disappointed to get from your dealer. The twiggy, leafy, crappy and scrappy backyard crap.

[@pokewick6112]

i disagree with this a little. i agree with how its grown now and everything but, weed is stronger now they did not have the thc percents in the 70's that we have now they just didnt and it is proven. i love Tommy but i highly disagree with this statement.

[@Qingeaton]

@@noncomplacent Why someone did not develop those strains is beyond me. Nothing today tastes like the Gold used to.

[@astraluna6is9]

I’m 59. I became aware of a bigger world in 77’, and remember all that shit Chong’s talkin about. The weed today is fucking bionic. I’ll just take one puff and I’m good. Any more and it’ll blow the top of my head off. Granted, at my age now, my tolerance level is way lower than when I was 14 or 23 or even 40. But the shit back then was cleaner and gave you a healthier high. The crap today is like bein on a handful of muscle relaxers. Leave it to chemical engineering to fuck up natures perfect compositions. And yeah, Thai stick man. Tasted like chocolate and sandalwood sorta. The smell was all its own as well as the high. And I did buy it from a dealer that sold it tied to a stick. True shit. And authentic skunk weed I bought only twice. And sure as shit it smelled like a skunk that was just run over. The crystallization was cacooning. Dark green weed encased in the stickiest of the icky sticky. Two of the greatest weeds I’ve ever smoked to this day. 🇺🇸✌️✌🏼✌🏽✌🏻✌🏿✌🏾🇺🇸

[@stingylizard]

Excellent,thanks! People forget that region/soil/weather contributed to the uniqueness of those old skool strains. Acapulco Gold ain't exactly the same when grown in another locale.

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Had to be fun hanging with Tommy at any point in his life. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@davidcook5705]

I always wanted to see Cheech and Chong do a movie with Willie Nelson. I bet it would be hilarious, lol.

[@biggtomm2000ut]

It almost seemed like they wanted to when Cheech's "Cousin Red" showed up.

[@milkteanomnom]

My dad has been a pothead since the late 60s, or early 70s and he even grew it on a regular basis before I was born. He used to get Thai sticks all the time, and he made it his mission to find seeds in the Thai sticks, which was pretty rare. He found like two seeds in a 5 year period, but he planted those seeds and grew some really amazing weed. He then pollinated them, and got lots of seeds out of those plants. He started growing this Thai weed, and everyone was busting his door down wanting to buy some.. even the cops. The cops even would tell him when they were going to raid him ahead of time, so he could move his plants. That’s how good it was. So, yeah weed hasn’t changed, and it was strong even back then. It’s just more accessible now, and with so many states legalizing it, getting bad weed is what is more rare now. I guess if you live in an area where it’s illegal in an entire region, it would be difficult, but for the most part the good stuff is available practically everywhere now.

[@MovieScene_recap]

As a Thai guy who was smoke weed but not in that time period(60s-70s) now a day Thai sticks has gone really rare even Thai peeps can’t find . My dad was told me too tho back in his teenager he still find it even in Bangkok we call Dai Dang or in english ‘Red thread or Red yarn it was memorable weed in Thailand . Now Thailand has a shitty weed like Mexican weed that Chong say have all that seed , stump but it dirt cheap and easy to find it really harsh and dry ,quality not consistence like if you need smoke smoothly you gonna mix with tobacco that really harmful but it get the job tho lol Really good for you to have that tho . Keep on growing i really want to try that once in my life .

[@MinistryInside]

The thc levels would have never reached over like 10% unless he won the genetic lotterly.

[@johnbishop4426]

Yea right lmaooo🤣🤣🤣

[@MinistryInside]

@Need2connect wayofleaf.com/blog/average-thc-content-over-the-years Nope.

[@Nick-kw9oz]

@@MinistryInside These people are stuck on some nostalgia trip. Not only is good bud much much easier to find nowadays but the THC content is has improved drastically. You will never be able to convince these old timers that weed is better now. The quality of weed they are talking about they got once a while and it really stuck out. Now you can get better shit anywhere and people are taking it for granted.

[@johndough1966]

hmmmm, not sure why Tommy's comparing Thai Stick with today's hybrid weed. Thai Stick, and even moreso Sensimillia (sp), were greatly sought after "Back in the day", preferred over the old faithful Columbian Gold. None of these were nearly half as potent as today's weed, Tommy only thinks it was stronger maybe because he was a young boy back then and it affected him more.

[@angelvillarreal3648]

No he’s right. The potency of some weed has definitely increased, but the quality of the weed has diminished in some cases. His fruit analogy is spot on. There has always been Kush quality weed, even in the 60s and 70s.

[@rustybungle]

@@angelvillarreal3648 If it is more potent, smellier, better looking and tastier today, what aspects have been degraded?

[@kenadams9376]

Between his age/brain function, nostalgia, and people wanting to believe their generation was/is the best, he's full of shit. THC percentages alone say he's lying or delusional.

[@RandyTwang]

@@angelvillarreal3648 actually his fruit analogy wasn't spot on. Most fruits started out small and inedible but humans helped evolve and modify it just like cannabis.

[@johnogroats3318]

I’ve smoked some Jamaican sess that is as good as any of the newer weeds strength wise. Just got to get the right links!

[@kevingravett7820]

Listen to that old man. Tommy knows what he is talking about. I remember 70's and 80's weed. Some real good stuff back then. I've always said there is no drug in all this world better than a good joint of Columbian Gold.

[@bradohm3336]

Amen

[@glennyj65]

strongest pot I ever smoked was Columbian Gold Bud! You had to pick your favorite chair first because that's where you were gonna be for a long time! lol

[@toddricketts9498]

Yes Sir you got that right

[@geminirat60]

that shit was awesome!

[@SSArt98]

Columbian Gold or Acapulcan Gold we had back in the '70-'80 was just as good as some of the 'best' these days, the smoke was always mellow & smooth. Now, we hooked up to a few Lb's of this shit called 'Lamb's Breath' and to this day, the only thing that get me as high is doing a few dabs of honey, butter or whatever. Anyway, there's a dispensary in CO called 'LiveWell' and a few years ago I picked up an oz of 'White Bubba Gold', it's buzz reminded me of lambs breath! (lots harsher though)

[@webman1956]

I remember during the 70`s, I bought some bad weed once that would barely get you high at all, so we called it "coming down weed", and we would smoke it on our way home from a party as we cruised through a Jack in the crack for munchies. The good old days!

[@robertmays116]

The weed today would kill hippes from the 60's

[@DUBEE43]

I got so much more HIGHER with the old pot...... Even with all of the seeds.... I miss Columbian gold, Panama red!!!!

[@DUBEE43]

@Han Slowlo Dude I'm smoking 34% from the dispensary, I still love the old time shit better......I look for some....

[@skelly33333]

@noreply You wouldn't happen to know the right sources by any chance👀?

[@echodavis5738]

Can we just take a real moment to appreciate the change steveo has made in his life for the better. Like dude this man is proof that you can be a crazy out of control kid to a high functioning adult

[@MG-kw1kb]

i'm amazed he even survived to reach his 40's I honestly would've lost a fortune if i had bet on that in the early 2000's...

[@Anthony-tw3oi]

Righttt

[@bartpimpson3215]

@@dustinbirkez8321 not if you're an addict it makes it easier to buy drugs dummy

[@3373-g8z]

I miss the old regular Mexican. The new strains cause too much anxiety! And they WERE Sativa. Everyone says Indica is more mellow. Any new shit seems anxious to my spidey senses.

[@peppe77ish]

Amazing to see that he really doesnt know what he is talking about,, LoL

[@kcufalex]

Frrrrrr

[@9019dd]

Tommy Chong doesn't know about weed? Yeah ok. I grew up in the 60's and Tommy is 100% correct. The myth about todays weed being stronger is being perpetuated by groups that want to prevent the legalization of weed and put restrictions on it. They like to say, "Oh my goodness. Todays weed is so much stronger. We have to put a stop to it."

[@ninthcloud6331]

Tommy Chong is delusional and makes up whatever his opinions feel is truth. Go watch the JRE episode. He couldn't back anything up with facts. It was eye-opening to say the least.

[@aidencashy6727]

@@9019dd you’re just like Tommy. In denial.....

[@ninthcloud6331]

@@9019dd You're 100% incorrect. This isn't political. It's science. Modern day cars are way faster and more powerful than the muscle cars of the 60s and 70s. It's okay to be nostalgic but math is math. Go take a couple bong rips off some 35% sativa flower and tell me that's the media.

[@peoplez129]

I have to disagree that it's the same. It's not. Today strains are heavily crossed and refined. That doesn't necessarily mean it's better. But they're bred and weeded out based on characteristics. That comes with some downsides though. For one, the effects can be very narrow. And they also pick characteristics that are more grower friendly, like tight dense nuggets. Almost everything today is just tight dense nuggets. You don't get much of that airy light spread out stuff with giant individual flowers anymore. That all changes how it smokes, and limits the effects. For example, a strain could be something extra special with interesting effects, but if it grows sparse or slower, it's not going to ever be propagated in the first place to be able to shine. So there is a lot that we lose in today's strains. We're almost reaching a point of equilibrium, where one strain is basically the same as the next, because of too much crossing. Just look at all the "cake" strains out there. Ice cream cake, wedding cake, pound cake, mint cake, etc. So a lot of strains just end up being predictable, but bland. Predictability is nice if you're looking for something specific, but there is no individuality anymore. The only real difference to choose from is whether you want to be up and moving around or couch locked and sleepy. Outside of that, people are more so looking to avoid negative effects like anxiety and short highs or bad highs that crash poorly.

[@danielmanchego5363]

That’s why they breed to induce certain characteristics. If a plant has all the desired traits but grows slower, they will pair up with something fast growing and hunt through the progeny to find desired phenotypes.

[@danielmanchego5363]

Of course like you said most of the gene pool is contaminated due to everyone pollen chucking and watering down hybrids but the real breeders have solid genetics that’s not just cake which I’m sure stems back to some sort of cookie.

[@OsmosisJones-0925]

You gonna keep talking or are you gonna pass that shit

[@HappyKoufax]

@@OsmosisJones-0925 🤣🤣🤣

[@jakemalcomson]

I’ve had import grade A gold seal Afghan hash. Not from The 80s but from last year. Let’s just say I know a guy. It’s the closest your going to get old school hash as it’s the same old Mazar i sharif hashish. Not gonna lie it fucked me up. Pretty sure it’s coated in opium. But I’ve mimicked it with my home grown and I can say the Afghan gold seal is different but I get just as high if not higher bc of the opium. It’s not enough opium to get me addicted but it’s enough to fuck u up hard. Not to mention it’s a pure indica Landrace that’s been curing in goat skin for months. When u smoke it it tastes like an market in the middle of the desert of Afghanistan. And u can taste the goat skin too and it’s like I said different but very exotic and very potent

[@wanik4]

I've never felt so bad for quietly disagreeing with somebody about herb genetics and strength.

[@nellanellaperched6767]

@Stan Lee youre ruining it 😤

[@JandezSan]

breed one thing in, another thing gets bred out.

[@Steve_643]

He never said it wasn’t stronger, he said it wasn’t any better!!!!! There was good weed back then especially the weed Tommy Chong had access to. Gotta remember your not talking to your average stoner, He’s thee stoner from back in the day!!!!!

[@Ananias03]

@Stan Lee they think we all started growing cannabis in the last few years. HAHAHAHAHA

[@coldhands2802]

@@Steve_643 There was no weed back then that was 30% THC..

[@lusio7182]

Thank god the internet exist so we can still hear from these legends

[@harrymusgrave2131]

The movie, Up In Smoke, was a reality we lived every day.

[@jaymystery-i3k]

I actually liked the effects old weed had better!! soaring all day psychadelic high that you just can't find today cause of all the indica pollution, sure it's stronger on paper but taking a nap is certainly not more fun than Go go goin on that equatorial sativa!

[@noahtenshen]

He was spot on. Granted there was weed in the 70s that wasn't that strong because it was mostly leaves with the seeds and stems. But there was gold from Acapulco and as he said, Thai sticks and even Jamaican that if you got the buds, not leaves, was equal to any out there today. I had both red and gold bud that made me hallucinate. And forget about the hashes--Afghan, Lebanese, Nepalese, Moroccan, blond, red, black, brown--all amazingly strong. What used to be sold to make money and not make happy is now tossed or cooked for other uses.

[@Phenixrising-p1p]

Loved the brown hash it just relaxed the shit out of ya. No cares in the world. The crappy mexican weed or home grown sucked. Nothing like a world war going off in your bowl from all the seeds popping. So much so it launched the whole bowl of weed out of the bowl lol.

[@dennisgschmidt6167]

What actually surprised me was the color, at the time I assumed that the name had something to do with the buzz, was 17at the time. Where I lived it took some time or you needed to know someone to get to try it. WHOA is what I remember. Some Ripple and a couple of pulls, and running from the cops bc some yippies were throwing out free doobies from the flatbed that was used as a stage for the free concert. Better that you got there with shoes cuz the cops were playing smash the Ripple bottles.

[@TheDustinW]

@@sufficetosay That could because of how used to it you are, or your age. You cant really get any higher THC potency than Wax. IDC what anyone says, or what stories they had in the 70s-80s. Knowledge continues to grow and so does science. Hash was 60% or so and that would be extremely high quality. You're extracting almost nothing but THC when you make wax. Certain methods you can get as high as 99% pure THC which was never even close to a thing until somewhat recently. Bud also wasn't bred to be as potent back then either, that's factual as well. Compare it to Peppers. Was the carolina reaper around in the 70s? Im sure you ate some pretty damm hot shit back in the day but until recently, the scoville scale never reached over 1 million until the early 2000s when the ghost pepper was made. Ghost peppers were looked at as undefeatable, they are infact miniscule compared to some things. Even artificially made. It's called being old and stubborn is what Chong was showing. I agree at one point he was the greatest along with Cheech and did probably the most, notably, but times change my friend.

[@TheDustinW]

@@sufficetosay Look at High Times magazine back then. They showed they quality. They themselves are saying weed is evolving. If it's not about the THC what's it about? You can get more now than you ever could because of legality plus increasing popularity. The most annoying thing about "old timers" is that they think all the names they get are this and that. With 20 different qualities, dro, dank, nug, skunk, dope, Schwag, brick, etc and all that nonsense. You think that way because it was so unknown to you and you think your upcoming was the best. Everything that you named is still being made or has been made better in quality. You're not seeing the bigger picture and you're stuck in your own head just like most old timers. You'd be surprised at my age because I'm quite old myself, I'm able to see past the stupid shit!

[@davidwhitworth6030]

Great being a teenager in the early 70s, lots of dope to smoke and prices you could afford.

[@cheycasters]

Its like a great vintage Tube Amp. Nothing like it than the old stuff period...... fact!

[@bradohm3336]

Tubes Rule

[@ifeelit4448]

random.

[@nicktopo8380]

i have a peavy amp that has a tune seeting to allow me to have the sound of many tube amps without the wearmup time and sounds amazing. go away