Bob Marley smoking a spliff

Being stoned means to be under the influence of an intoxicating substance, such as cannabis. Or, as in the religious sense, to be stoned means to be put to death by having objects hurled at oneself. Cover of The Wailers album Catch a Fire. ... Cover of The Wailers album Catch a Fire. ... This article or section should be merged with intoxication Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol (i. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ...

Etymology

The word may be related to the Biblical capital punishment of stoning, in the sense of one's being knocked out or unconscious. Stoning or lapidation is a form of capital punishment in which the convicted criminal is put to death by having stones thrown at him or her, generally by a crowd. ...

Before cannabis's effects came to dominate the use of the word, it was commonly taken to mean "extremely drunk." It is commonly used to describe the mindstate of a person who is using cannabis.

It might also refer to the state of a person who used cannabis a short while ago. In this case the stoned phase of the high comes after the initial euphoric and more intense period of the effect.

When one is stoned, a variety of symptoms occur. User might notice dry eyes, sleepyness, huger, temporary lack of motivation, and lots of laughter.

Computer virus

Stoned is also the name of a computer virus that was very common and widespread in the early nineties. Stoned is the name of a computer virus that was very common and widespread in the early 1990s. ... In computer security, a computer virus is a self-replicating computer program that spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable code or documents. ...