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SOCIETY Amish selling their homegrown weed at a cannabis festival.

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u/CannonM91 2h ago

Actually they can't smoke weed, I used to hang out with an Amish guy named Dave in the midwest when I lived on a farm. Smoking weed was against his religion and he told me the one time he tried it he panicked and ended up praying for the rest of the night. Amish Dave could drink a LOT of fucking whiskey though, he was honestly a helluva guy.

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u/rdizzy1223 1h ago

Every single large group of amish has their own separate rules. There really is no singular group of "amish" people with the same set of rules. There are hundreds of groups, each with their own rules. I guarantee that some of them can smoke weed.

u/ilmalocchio 37m ago

There's an exception to everything, but let's not let that impede understanding. On the whole, they don't smoke weed. The Amish folks in this photo likely don't smoke, and just justify selling it to other, less-godly people to raise money for their community.

u/CannonM91 57m ago

Interesting, I didn't know that even though it should be obvious lol. Thanks for the info :)

u/karlnite 56m ago

The no central authority is a huge part of what makes them Amish to start. People know the ultra religious part, they’re also super libertarian.

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u/Ill_Clue1068 1h ago

How in the hell could they drink whiskey but not smoke pot? Can they use pot as medicine?

u/CannonM91 55m ago

I honestly couldn't tell you, it's just what I was told. But just like 50-60 years ago a lot of the USA was also very stigmatized against pot while being alcoholics

u/karlnite 58m ago

They’re not allowed to drink either, they just do. Weed is also a crime a lot of places, that makes it worse.

u/Informal_Visitor 16m ago

I saw one riding an electric scooter that looked just like the ones they normally had. Bro was hitting 30mph going up hill without a single foot touching pavement.