Where Does the Word Stoned Come from?

In the 1920s and 1930s, people started using “stoned” or “stone drunk” as slang for people who were heavily under the influence of alcohol — most likely because excessive alcohol use could make people look beaten, battered, and physically worn down — in other words, as if they'd been physically stoned.

What does stoned mean in the 60s?

I found the song Let's Go Get Stoned, sung by Ray Charles, from 1966, and was shocked that he would record a song in the mid 60s that was so explicitly about marijuana. Then I realized that by "stoned" he meant "drunk".

When was the word Stoner first used?

c. 1200, to pelt with stones, from stone (n.). Stoned drunk, intoxicated with narcotics is 1930s slang; stoner stuporous person is from 1960s." – and – "stone (adj.)