Substances · Question 72 of 100

What “Smoked marijuana?” means

Item 72 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Smoked marijuana?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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The full checklist is intended for adults aged 18 and over and includes explicit topics. You may leave any item unchecked, exit the test, or delete saved checks. An unchecked item is scored the same whether the experience did not occur or you preferred not to answer.

What the question is asking

Item 72 asks whether you have smoked marijuana. It is one of the most commonly checked items in the substance block, and it is also one where the checklist's framing has aged unevenly, since cannabis is now legal for adults in many of the places the test is taken.

Where people disagree about what counts

The item says smoked, so edibles, tinctures, and other non-smoked forms fall outside the literal wording. Many takers count them anyway on the grounds that the item is really about the substance. Legality makes no difference to the answer: the checklist records what happened, not whether it was permitted.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 72 fits with the items around it

Item 72 is the second rung of the drug ladder that runs from 71 to 75. It sits between tobacco and the harder-drug item at 73, and the gap between those two is the widest single step anywhere in the substance block.

Item 71, before this one Smoked tobacco? Item 73, after this one Used harder recreational drugs (cocaine, ecstasy, etc.)?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 72 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 72

Do edibles count for item 72?

The item says smoked, so strictly they do not. Many takers count them anyway, reading the item as being about the substance rather than the method.

Does it matter if it was legal where I was?

No. The checklist records experiences without regard to whether they were lawful. Item 72 is scored the same everywhere.

Does medical use count?

The item does not distinguish. Under the plain wording, prescribed medical cannabis that was smoked satisfies it.

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