Why is weed sometimes called pot?

Question

yeah i know its a slang but how did it get the name pot

Answer 1

its called pot all the time its just 1 of the many word used to name maryjane

Answer 2

its just slang for weed.

there is no difference.

Answer 3

why is weed called illegal. That does not make sense either.

Answer 4

actually, the real name of it is "cannabis". marijuana is the traditional mexican name and it caught on in the united states and is now the most common name here. weed, pot, hash, etc are all just slang terms for the plant.

Answer 5

Is this alternative health or numb-out?

Answer 6

A pipe for smoking it has a bowl-shaped pit where you put the marijuana in, and the Mexicans started calling it a pot pipe, since the words are interchangeable in their language. It caught on with media propaganda and people started calling the material pot instead of the pipe.

A strain of Cannabis called "Acapulco Gold" also originated from Mexico. Cause you know, a filled pipe really IS a pot o' gold.

Answer 7

Just blame the hippies.....its ALL their fault! ha ha ha....just jokin...I really dont know....because it grows in pots....yeah...that was lame sorry.

Answer 8

same reason marijuana is called weed, personal preference

Answer 9

maybe its grown in plant (pots) and that was a secret code that hasow been popularised