I wouldn't. People can have different values, but MJ is an addictive drug, like alcoholism. It's against what I believe is "good" for you. People die scuba diving ALL the time, but I would give her scuba lessons or sky diving lessons....because I've removed the "addictive" drug from the equation....and I don't know how far down the rabbit hole this person is. JMO

I have given some Amazon gift certificates and everyone like those. There is almost always something someone can find that they would enjoy. This might include some kind of special dog food or the like, or dog training equipment your neighbor might want to try.

I'd let her decide what she wants to purchase with an open-end gift certificate, like lucille mentions.

A VISA gift card is generic and can be used anywhere, most likely including the pot shop. Some people are boycotting Amazon because of Bezo's politics.

No, I wouldn't. No particular reason, just because. A VISA gift card or its equivalent would be fine. Cash is good too.

If you do buy a generic Visa card, pick one from the way back.

I was supposed to give $150 card but the party fell through. We decided to use it and it was blank! It was used at a Home DepotI in Virginia!

I wound up getting a refund, lucky I kept the receipt. But, it was difficult getting to speak to someone, all around a hassle..

Some how, someone was able to use a card off the rack that was perfectly sealed.

Cash, in a nice card, delivered by hand. Solves all the problems.

I hate gift cards because pretty much every one I’ve ever received has ended up contributing to the billions of dollars rhat have gone to waste. I don’t carry excess cards around, and by the time I think to dig them out their value is gone.

With that said, if there were a dispensary I loved to go to and that was my thing, I’d think that an awesome gift to receive.

So I say go for it if you want to, but unless you know something else that would specifically give her joy, give cash.

A funny irony just struck me on this question.

I don't know what the rules are in all states, and maybe they've changed but at one time, cannabis dispensaries had to do business in cash only. No checks, no credit cards. Because of federal banking laws.

So if you have to get cash anyway to buy a gift certificate, you can cut out a step. No need to take the cash to the dispensary, just put it into an envelope with the card and you're done.

If you're not comfortable supporting something, then don't do it. Money is fungible. If you give her a gift certificate for some other purpose...say groceries or a clothing store... then those funds she *didn't* spend on those items are freed up for her to buy cannabis. That way your link, if any is indirect and it becomes her choice, not yours.

Why not a thank you card with real money in it in the amount you wanted to spend on wine or pot?

Seems to me I remember receiving a walmart gift card a while back, and it was a PITA. I had to do all kinds of blah-blah to sign in, it wanted all manner of personal info, start an account with a password etc. I dont know if the generic VISA wants all this, but it was not fun. The restaurant chains for which I have received gift cards are so far away that going there is often an ordeal these days. Driving on the freeways is just more traffic than I prefer to deal with. I would never complain to the giver, but, oh well. Elmer is right about cash only at dispensaries, as far as I know. My vote is for old fashioned cash. Always welcome, with no strings attached. It's very kind of you to think of her this season. Merry Christmas!

Cash it is!

I absolutely would; it would be no different, in my mind, than giving a bottle of wine. But if you have an objection to it, don't do it.

I know someone who has Tourette's and the only thing that calms it, is weed. I can bring myself to do it for that, but not outside of that. I dunno why. I guess I am in the same boat and would also give cash. And I'm saying this as someone who drinks! hypocritical me.

hmmm WalMart cards are a staple reward for our students and they are easy for the kids to use. Sounds like a very out of the ordinary experience for a store/restaurant specific card. Weed and drinking are not the same to insinuate they are is just ignorant. Health concerns with cannabis use are being found almost weekly. The addiction and long term effects are not even close to equal.

" Health concerns with cannabis use are being found almost weekly. The addiction and long term effects are not even close to equal. "

The fact that they're finding health concerns now for cannabis rather than for the last many decades like they did for alcohol doesn't make cannabis worse. It just means too many people forget the health concerns of alcohol, because it's been around longer. And they are both addictive and have long term negative consequences.

I don't see any qualitative difference between the damage that alcohol and cannabis can do when used without caution.

" Weed and drinking are not the same to insinuate they are is just ignorant. "

That's for sure, because societal problems caused by excessive drinking are much more numerous and prevalent than societal problems caused by cannabis.

" Health concerns with cannabis use are being found almost weekly. "

That's true, and health concerns from drinking are numerous, well known and have been for centuries. Yet people still drink too often and too much. Drunk driving is much better controlled in other countries through more rigorous enforcement. That might be a good use of federal forces instead of wasting their time as is being done now.

" The addiction and long term effects are not even close to equal. "

Very true. Drinking is a more more significant problem than cannabis use.

Oh and to answer any questions..... No, I don't use cannabis and haven't since college years. Long, long ago.

I know a few people with severe glaucoma and marijuana helped then greatly.

A friend used it to stimulate her appetite while undergoing chemo.

I can absolutely see the medicinal side, recreational not do much.

Agree but note that not all ”medicinal use” is truly medicinal use. For cannabis as well as alcohol.

Interesting that cash had not occurred to me. I give holiday cash to my doormen, car valets, super, my own dog walker. I guess because she is sort of friends with my brother and SIL it seemed more like giving cash to a friend, which I wouldn't do. I'll get a quality card to go along with it so it feels somewhat personal.

If she likes, owns, and works with pets/dogs, maybe a gift card from a place like Pet Smart? As for alcohol use, it would make me sick if I drank more than one beer (which is good that my body is paying attention). The most recent health concerns about alcohol definitely puts it in the pure poison column.

30 years ago I was in a position where many people gave me cash gifts and only meant a free lunch to me. But this one person who gave me a present, and inside was a unique Pez dispenser with a character head.

I smiled and even laughed, and showed everyone my gift with pride as they smiled and laughed. I remember that person and the gift even today, but all the other cash gifts? Not one memory I can recall.

Think about something that will make him smile, like a unique cannabis one hitter or pipe. I see one I really like and looks like snoopy with a striped sweater and a red cap that would give him a smile he would remember for a long time.

Link to some Pipe examples

stash box with lock?

I wouldn’t give a gift card for pot. As a child of the 60’s, pot will be forever taboo in my mind.

" As a child of the 60’s, pot will be forever taboo in my mind. "

There are others of your generation/era who ended their use as young adults who have the opposite view. I'm one. There are also those who have continued to enjoy cannabis quietly through their adult years while still being "normal and contributing" members of their communities. I know many such people. You probably do too and may never know it.

My experimenting years ended when I was a young adult but honestly, why should I care what people do for recreation or relaxation purposes if they do so responsibly and don't endanger others?