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US: Column: Hey Bud, Is That Marijuana, Pot Or Just Your Shoes?

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n122/a02.html
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Pubdate: Wed, 11 Jul 2018
Source: Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
Copyright: 2018 The Times-Picayune
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Website: http://www.nola.com/t-p/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/848
Author: Tim Morris

HEY BUD, IS THAT MARIJUANA, POT OR JUST YOUR SHOES? DEA RELEASES

NEW LIST OF 'DRUG SLANG'

That old New Orleans con of, "I betcha I can tell you where you got them shoes," just took on a whole different meaning.

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration's just released list of "Drug Slang Code Words," for 2018, "shoes" is one of 353 terms the cool kids are using for cannabis these days.  ( I bet you thought there would be 420.  ) So, offering to tell the tourists where they obtained their footwear could spark a panic.

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