smoke (someone) up
v. phr.— «There was lots of hash around, more or less for free. No one would *sell* us any, but they just loved to smoke us up and send us on our ways with a gram or three in our pockets.» —“Re: Hash” by David Johnston Usenet: alt.drugs Feb. 14, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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