Having heard this song from my
grandmother and seen the video multiple times when I was a kid, I think I can safely say that it's not about pot. There are a few questionable references - I've looked at all the silly suggestions that it was a drug anthem, but honestly, I think they were just reaching. I see a lot more in the song than just drug references. I see way more of a song that's just about a little boy who grows up and leaves his childhood behind, but that's just me.
It always made me cry! But I loved Puff <3.