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A psychoactive drug derived from the cannabis plant. Marijuana is by far the least dangerous drug that Duke and Gonzo partake in, but it is still heavily criminalized by law enforcement and the American government. A large billboard in Vegas warns that use of marijuana is punishable by twenty years in prison, while sale of marijuana can lead to life in prison.
Grass/Marijuana Quotes in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas quotes below are all either spoken by Grass/Marijuana or refer to Grass/Marijuana. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1, Chapter 1
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The sporting editors had also given me $300 in cash, most of which was already spent on extremely dangerous drugs. The trunk of the car looked like a mobile police narcotics lab. We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers . . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
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Grass/Marijuana Term Timeline in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The timeline below shows where the term Grass/Marijuana appears in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part One, Chapter 1
...which he has spent on a bag of “extremely dangerous drugs,” including “two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full...
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Part One, Chapter 6: A Night on the Town…Confrontation at the Desert Inn…Drug Frenzy at the Circus-Circus
...James show, and on the way, Duke notices a billboard that reads: “DON’T GAMBLE WITH MARIJUANA! / IN NEVADA: POSSESION—20 YEARS / SALE—LIFE!” Duke isn’t paying attention as he drives, and...
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