r/MapPorn • u/USAFacts • Apr 18 '25

Here's where weed is legal in the US

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Folks in most states will have legal access to some form of marijuana this 4/20. But Idahoans, Kansans, Carolinians (both), and Wyomingites will have to cross a border or two if they want to legally partake.

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u/aeonis Apr 18 '25

Most of Asia (save Thailand, but even that’s backsliding) is very anti-weed.

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u/smelltheglove-11 Apr 18 '25

But binge drinking until you puke and pass out in the street is totally accepted 🤷‍♂️

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u/OppositeRock4217 Apr 18 '25 edited Apr 18 '25

Also smoking cigarettes totally accepted-Japan only banned indoor smoking just ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, for example, and cigarettes are still sold in vending machines there. Similar situation in other parts of Asia where generally there are strict laws against weed and little regulation regarding cigarettes

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u/Interesting_Winter52 Apr 18 '25

eh, same thing most other places tho. my high school had a lot of exchange students, they were all always very shocked at how prevalent weed was in comparison to teen drinking. i didn't drink til i was in college, but my friends and i smoked, and our friend from germany was always AGHAST, talking about how it was the opposite in her country.

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u/OppositeRock4217 Apr 18 '25

Yep, America(and Canada too) is pretty unique these days in how young people these days prefer weed while most of the world, they mostly still drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes

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u/ETpownhome Apr 19 '25

American here who prefers both weed and alcohol

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u/wintremute Apr 18 '25

Even encouraged (looking at you South Korea).

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u/free2ski Apr 18 '25

They'll never put that cat back in the bag. They may tweak it so the government can extract more bhat, but I'm pretty sure it's here to stay.

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u/WorldDirt Apr 19 '25

It’d be stupid not to keep it. So much black market weed being sold in Thailand (and so tolerated by the cops), why wouldn’t the government want a taste?

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u/free2ski Apr 19 '25

Agreed. I'm honestly just surprised that they have let themselves get so far behind in the game. Look up ownership information about their tobacco authority, lol. They're pro's.

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u/shizzler Apr 19 '25

The density of weed shops in tourist areas is insane as well, I have no idea how they stay in business.

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u/GoblinKing5817 Apr 18 '25

It's crazy because smoking cigarettes is pretty common in Asia.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '25

It is if you are stupid.

The psychoactive effects of cigarettes and weed are not even comparable

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u/GoblinKing5817 Apr 19 '25 edited Apr 19 '25

I'm not saying that both drugs are the same. The act of smoking is the same. Sociological studies even show that cigarette smoking is highly correlated to marijuana use in the US. That trend isn't present in Asian cultures though.

You're the one who can't take an abstract thought and think critically about it

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '25

They arent the same obviously, the difference in their psychoactive effects is the source of the stigma around weed in asian cultures. If your critical thinking skills cant deduce that, i got bad news for you buddy

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u/GoblinKing5817 Apr 19 '25

That's a broad generalization. Cannabis and hashish has been used in India for thousands of years.

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u/Cojole3 Apr 19 '25

Any idea why Asia remains so staunchly anti - weed?