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🌿 Fact or Fake: These 3 Weed Stories Are Totally Wild… But One’s a Lie

Posted on by Peter Kilmer
A retro-style cannabis poster featuring a giant cartoon joint over rainbow swirls with the bold headline “Fact or Fake.” Below, the text reads “Three outrageous weed stories. One’s fake. Can you spot it?” A moose sits in a red convertible surrounded by monkeys playing guitars and cannabis leaves.
Monkeys. A moose. A flaming cartoon joint. One of these stories isn’t real — but good luck figuring out which. Tap to guess before the smoke clears

Welcome to Fact or Fake, the Haute Health game where we serve up three jaw-dropping cannabis stories, and you’ve got one job: spot the fake.

Some of these stories are stranger than fiction — because they are fiction. But two of them? They’re completely true, no matter how ridiculous they sound.

Here’s today’s lineup. Buckle up. It gets weird.

🚀 The 1,000-Pound Joint That Needed a Flamethrower

You know how some people light a joint with a candle?

Yeah, no.

This guy allegedly rolled a 1,000-pound joint and needed a flamethrower to get the thing going.

According to the story, the joint wasn’t just big — it was massive. Wrapped like a sub sandwich from another planet, stuffed with enough green to make Snoop blink, and so heavy it needed a team of people just to carry it. Once it was finally ready, the creator allegedly pulled out a literal flamethrower and torched it like it was the Olympic torch of weed.

There’s even video footage. People standing around this monstrosity as clouds of smoke rise like it’s a spiritual ceremony. One guy’s filming. One guy’s coughing. One guy’s just vibing with a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos.

But did it actually happen? Is it really possible to roll a 1,000-pound joint without the Earth tilting slightly off-axis?

You tell us.

🐒 The Monkey Hotbox Study of the 1970s

It’s the ’70s. Scientists are rocking sideburns and questionable morals. The research? Let’s just say it was a little hazy.

In one infamous study, a team of researchers decided to test the long-term effects of cannabis… by hotboxing monkeys.

No, seriously.

They built sealed smoke helmets, placed them over monkeys’ heads, and pumped in marijuana smoke like it was a fog machine at a Pink Floyd concert. The idea was to see what happened to the monkeys’ brains and lungs after extended exposure.

But there was a catch: they didn’t give the monkeys any oxygen. So what was being measured? Cognitive effects of THC? Or the effects of, you know, slowly suffocating?

This study still gets cited today, even though it was wildly flawed and more than a little bonkers. But the image is unforgettable: a row of monkeys sitting in chairs, each in their own personal smoke chamber, looking like the saddest stoners at the zoo.

Sounds fake? Maybe. But that’s the beauty of cannabis folklore.

🇨🇦 The Ice Shack Moose Hotbox

Picture this.

It’s winter in Canada. A man is ice fishing in his wooden shack — maybe blasting some Tragically Hip, maybe just minding his business. He’s got a joint going. A good one. Thick smoke curling toward the roof.

And then, one by one, six moose wander in.

Not just passing by. Not just sniffing around. These moose allegedly walk into the shack and just… hang out. While the guy continues to light up. The story goes that the moose were so chill, they stayed for a bit — all of them basking in the warm, THC-rich air of the shack.

No one knows how long they stayed. No one knows what strain was involved. No one knows if the guy offered them snacks. But if this story is real, it’s basically the most Canadian version of Animal Planet ever filmed.

Or… it never happened at all.

🔍 So… Which One’s the Fake?

It’s time to separate the facts from the fog.

Let’s break it down:

✅ 1. The 1,000-Pound Joint
TRUE. A man really did build this behemoth as a stunt — and lit it with a flamethrower on camera. Guinness didn’t give him the record (probably too baked to process the form), but it happened. It was more show than smoke, but still iconic.

✅ 2. The Monkey Hotbox Study
TRUE. This actually happened in the 1970s. The study was real, funded, published, and later criticized for being flawed and unethical. But yes — monkeys got hotboxed for science.

❌ 3. The Ice Shack Moose Hotbox
FAKE. Sorry. While this sounds like a National Geographic x Trailer Park Boys crossover episode, there’s no record of it ever happening. But now we kinda wish it did.

💨 Final Puff

So, what did we learn today?

  • You can hotbox a monkey. You just really, really shouldn’t.

  • You can light a joint with a flamethrower. But it doesn’t mean you should.

  • And you can’t smoke out a moose… unless you’re dreaming it.

Come back next Friday for more “Fact or Fake” — because at Haute Health, we like our weed strong, our stories wild, and our nonsense fact-checked.

🧠 Stay curious. Stay lit. Stay weird.

Peter Kilmer

Peter Kilmer is an energetic, unstoppable force in the wide world of weed. With over 12 years experience in the industry, Peter has established himself as a go-to source for all things organic ganja. As an avid grower himself and aficionado for all things plant genetics, Mr. Kilmer travels around North & South America seeking the best plants that both nature and human cultivation can provide. Hailing from Boulder, Colorado, Peter has been a part of the Haute Health team for several years as a content writer and eager member of the ‘product testing team’. Peter specializes in cultivation, cannabis technology, genetics and plant medicine. He also happens to be a fantastic cook, and his homemade cannabis creations are widely renowned amongst his peers. When he’s not adventuring in the open spaces of Canada, the U.S. or Argentina, Mr. Kilmer is involved with a lot of cannabis outreach groups & events. His true passion is to help the plants grow and keep the ganja flowing by sharing all the best growing tips, teaching cultivation techniques and reporting on innovations in cannabis genetics. If you’ve ever visited a Cannabis Cup or tradeshow, you’ve probably run into Peter. Haute Health is proud to have Peter on their team, and his insights into the science of cannabis are a major reason why Haute Health is Canada’s leading online dispensary. If you’d like to get in touch with Peter with regards to cannabis events in your area, please reach out to our customer care team and they’ll be happy to connect you with Mr. Kilmer.