Jimmy Kimmel teased marijuana enthusiasts on Venice Beach with an incredible edible that was actually just a regular piece of candy on a new installment of High Witness News on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday.
Kimmels incredible edible is a variation on the tried and true placebo prank, which has been used to fool everyone from college freshmen attending their first kegger to ravers at Coachella (a version even appeared in the show Freaks and Geeks). Still, the pay-off on Kimmel was unsurprisingly delightful as stoners waxed lyrically about their faux highs, which Kimmels producer promised would hit in just five seconds.
Among the most choice reactions were the guy who felt a little wavy, the woman who insisted, Its definitely more of a body high and the man who boasted, These are strong, I already feel the saliva coming out of the side of my mouth. One guy, who said he worked at a marijuana dispensary, even told Kimmels producer that hed love to sell the incredible edible at his shop.
However, the segments best response came from the man who initially boasted, It might take a little longer for me because I smoke a shit load of weed, bro. A second later he added with a laugh, Oh, now I feel something! I feel pretty good!