Does anybody know if weed is actually smoked in some movies? In particular, films where pot is an important part of the plot (Half Baked). Do they just replace it with tobacco, or are they actually lighting up the weed?

fog machines inside the cigarettes

Depends on the movie. I'm pretty sure Cheech and Chong had no qualms about actually lighting up.

Emperor of Hemp and I doubt they would subsitute in Dutch films, since it is legal there.

Huh, what was the question?

I'm sure they don't. They have all kinds of people on set that checks out all kinds of things.

They substitute.

For example in American Beauty, they used honey tobacco. (From IMDB)

But back in the day, they probably did. Easy Rider for example. Mary Jane and LSD all the way, baby.

Midnight Cowboy as well.

Maybe they use that stuff that you see advertised in High Times...the "legal pot" stuff...I think one is called "Wizard Smoke"...I assume someone here will know what I'm talking about.

Of course they use real weed.. Just like they use real bullets in the guns they use..

I dunno... you watch "How High", and it's hard to imagine copious amounts of ganja NOT being smoked on set.

In "Scarlet Diva" they really smoke...well hash. Atleast ASia Argento says so in the commentary.

I don't think it could be just normal cigeratte tobacco, ganja has a much thicker/richer smoke and tobacco smoke doesn't even look close to the same. What I've always wondered is how they substitute full size plants & buds, not the shredded up grass clipping stuff in a baggy but the full size very realistic looking buds.

Substituting buds etc. as a joint is rolled is just an editing trick.

In Friday they used something to replace it that was pretty nasty. I remember Chris Tucker (I think?) who mentioned something about it, it was just some herb that gave off the same smoke but smelled terrible.

"Man, that **** ain't indo, that smells like out-do!"

In Platoon when Charlle Sheen gets a "Shotgun" from Willem Dafoe they are using the real stuff...Basically any Oliver Stone film. I read they were tripping on peyoti or Shrooms in ""The Doors" as well

Harmless?