--- title: Quiz: How High is Your Weed IQ? description: Take this test to see how well you understand the new world of legal marijuana canonical: https://time.com/3821183/quiz-weed-iq/ author: Bruce Barcott article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-19T13:00:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:34.187Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Quiz: How High is Your Weed IQ? og:description: Take this test to see how well you understand the new world of legal marijuana og:url: https://time.com/3821183/quiz-weed-iq/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Quiz: How High is Your Weed IQ? twitter:description: Take this test to see how well you understand the new world of legal marijuana twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Quiz: How High is Your Weed IQ? > Sponsored content. 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The legalization of marijuana in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington D.C. has moved pot from the realm of criminal arrest to customer service. But many of those now-legal customers are entering a new world of products, prices, and potency. It ain’t about a ten-dollar bag of weed anymore. During the [two years I spent researching](http://time.com/3815608/marijuana-legalization/) _Weed the People_, I acquired a new vocabulary of weights, measures, brand names, plant strains, and markers of quality. With 4/20 upon us, test your own legal pot knowledge with the quiz below. **Correction**: The original version of this quiz misstated the states that rejected legalization in the past five years. _“Weed the People, the Future of Legal Marijuana in America,” from TIME Books, is available wherever books are sold, including_ [_Amazon.com_](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1618931407/?tag=timecom-20)_,_ [_Barnes & Noble_](http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/weed-the-people-bruce-barcott/1120935354?ean=9781618931405) _and_ [_Indiebound_](http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781618931405)_._ ### 7 Dizzying GIFs of Spinning Cannabis Strains  Hawgs Breath Type: Indica Lineage: Hindu Kush x Afghani Smell/Taste: Fruity, Earthy, Citrus Effect: Euphoric, Relaxed, Uplifted, Sleepiness, Pain Relief, Stress/Anxiety Relief Nugshots  Ed Rosenthal Super Bud Type:Hybrid Lineage: Afghani Indica x Hindu Kush x Mexican Sativa x Thai Sativa x African Hybrid Smell/Taste: Mint, Earthy, Citrus, Effect: Uplifted, Relaxing, Active, Pain/Stress Relief Nugshots  Grape Ape Type: Indica Hybrid Lineage: Afghani x Skunk #1 Smell/Taste: Sweet, Grape, Berry, Effect: Relaxing, Pain Relief, Sleepiness Nugshots  Bubba Kush Type: Indica Lindage: Bubble Gum x OG Kush Smell/Taste: Sweet, Earthy, Citrus, Perfume Effect: Calming, Body Relaxation Nugshots  Black Poison No known reliable data. Nugshots  Platinum Bubba Kush Type: Indica Lineage: Platinum OG Kush x Bubba Kush Smell/Taste: Floral, Sweet, Fruity, Earthy Effect: Body Relaxation, Pain Relief, Appetite Stimulation, Sleepiness Nugshots  Mango Haze Type: Hybrid Lineage: Northern Lights #5 x Skunk #1 x Haze Smell/Taste: Mango, Pine, Citrus, Tropical, Mint Effect: Uplifting, Cerebral, Euphoric Nugshots  Platinum OG Kush Type: Indica Hybrid Lineage: Master Kush x OG Kush Smell/Taste: Earthy, Sweet, Pungent, Pine Effect: Sedation, Calming, Anxiety Relief, Appetite Stimulation Nugshots  Hindu Kush Type: Indica Lineage: Unknown Smell/Taste: Earthy, Sweet, Piney, Effect: Relaxing, Pain Relief, Body Sensation, Sleepiness Nugshots ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3821183/quiz-weed-iq/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3821183/quiz-weed-iq/"},"headline":"Quiz: How High is Your Weed IQ?","datePublished":"2015-04-19T13:00:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:04:34.187Z","description":"Take this test to see how well you understand the new world of legal marijuana","url":"https://time.com/3821183/quiz-weed-iq/","keywords":["Books","Drugs"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Bruce Barcott","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/bruce-barcott/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3821183/quiz-weed-iq/","name":"Quiz: How High is Your Weed IQ?"}}]}] ```