Marijuana Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old marijuana quotes, marijuana sayings, and marijuana proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes. James Russell Lowell
When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself. Bob Marley
Marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could. William F. Buckley
Marijuana is a useful catalyst for specific optical and aural aesthetic perceptions. I apprehended the structure of certain pieces of jazz and classical music in a new manner under the influence of marijuana, and these apprehensions have remained valid in years of normal consciousness. Allen Ginsberg
We shall, by and by, want a world of hemp more for our own consumption. John Adams
One's condition on marijuana is always existential. One can feel the importance of each moment and how it is changing. Norman Mailer
Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. Judge Francis Young
Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death. Harry J. Anslinger
If people let government decide which foods they eat and medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny. Thomas Jefferson
They've outlawed the No. 1 vegetable on the planet. Timothy Leary
It is beyond my comprehension that any humane person would withhold such a beneficial substance from people in such great need simply because others use it for different purposes. Steven Gould
The biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis. Willie Nelson
Marijuana enhances our mind in a way that enables us to take a different perspective from ‘high up', to see and evaluate our own lives and the lives of others in a privileged way. Maybe this euphoric and elevating feeling of the ability to step outside the box and to look at life's patterns from this high perspective is the inspiration behind the slang term “high” itself. Sebastian Marincolo
The greatest service that can be rendered to any country is to add a useful plant to its culture. Thomas Jefferson
Marijuana saved my life. I have no doubts about it and you don't need to show me any data. Greg Scott
I got high, and forgot I wasn't supposed to get high. Ricky Williams
When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point. Barack Obama
Is marijuana addictive? Yes, in the sense that most of the really pleasant things in life are worth endlessly repeating. Richard Neville
Marijuana may not be addictive, but growing it is. Ed Rosenthal