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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 656508" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Nancy...I've already wrestled with this one. I am going to handle it like I handled alcohol and cigarettes. I told my kids that even though both are legal, cigarettes are nasty, smell bad, are not allowed in my space or house and that they can and probably will end your life one day. None of my kids smoke. Princess did, but she quit when she quit everything else. As for weed, I do think that just like alcohol some people can use it recreationally and not every day and handle it. However, my two kids who are still young enough and haven't tried it yet are at risk for any sort of addiction because both have addiction in their DNA. I am pretty sure Sonic would run from it. So far Jumper still thinks it's "dumb" but I'm sure she has friends who smoke it. In the end, it will not be our decision once it is legal, and I believe it will be legal everywhere. Alcohol leads to other addictions too. I have never been a big alcohol fan nor do I think it's ok for parents to drink and get tipsy and then tell their kids that using substances is a bad thing. It's hypocritical and won't fly with our young adults.</p><p></p><p>Many LEGAL medications are actually dangerous and if our kids want to get high, well, we all know they will.</p><p></p><p>Legal or not not everyone will smoke weed. Bart won't even date a woman who smokes weed. It's a dealbreaker. He's not the only one who is not enamored by weed.</p><p></p><p>This is out of our hands. It is going to be legal everywhere soon and we just sort of have to treat it like alcohol. As far as causing addiction, it is no worse. Heck, I've read that cigarette smoking kids are more likely to try getting high...the risktakers will take risks. Those who desire peaceful, sane lives will not. And we will not be able to stop them. All we can do is warn them of the dangers and myabe not drink in front of them. I have heard soooooooooooo many kids call their parents in on that. "So you can get drunk, but I can't use weed and it's not as disgusting as alcohol!" And they have a good point.</p><p></p><p>Some kids won't like how pot makes them feel. We are all different. Pot made me paranoid and so spacy I ever could have driven (driven whle high is a big concern of mine) and gave me headaches and the munchies my pot career ended early. But I never have been drunk either, which is rare. It will be very individual.</p><p></p><p>Lil, pot kills motivation. They can legalize it until the cows come home (and I don't have a farm for them to come home to) but one effect is causing lethargy and a lack of motivation. I've talked to many kids when I was one who did admit to that. If you over-indulge in anything it will not be good for you. I can't see an up side to pot other than less cops arresting people for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 656508, member: 1550"] Nancy...I've already wrestled with this one. I am going to handle it like I handled alcohol and cigarettes. I told my kids that even though both are legal, cigarettes are nasty, smell bad, are not allowed in my space or house and that they can and probably will end your life one day. None of my kids smoke. Princess did, but she quit when she quit everything else. As for weed, I do think that just like alcohol some people can use it recreationally and not every day and handle it. However, my two kids who are still young enough and haven't tried it yet are at risk for any sort of addiction because both have addiction in their DNA. I am pretty sure Sonic would run from it. So far Jumper still thinks it's "dumb" but I'm sure she has friends who smoke it. In the end, it will not be our decision once it is legal, and I believe it will be legal everywhere. Alcohol leads to other addictions too. I have never been a big alcohol fan nor do I think it's ok for parents to drink and get tipsy and then tell their kids that using substances is a bad thing. It's hypocritical and won't fly with our young adults. Many LEGAL medications are actually dangerous and if our kids want to get high, well, we all know they will. Legal or not not everyone will smoke weed. Bart won't even date a woman who smokes weed. It's a dealbreaker. He's not the only one who is not enamored by weed. This is out of our hands. It is going to be legal everywhere soon and we just sort of have to treat it like alcohol. As far as causing addiction, it is no worse. Heck, I've read that cigarette smoking kids are more likely to try getting high...the risktakers will take risks. Those who desire peaceful, sane lives will not. And we will not be able to stop them. All we can do is warn them of the dangers and myabe not drink in front of them. I have heard soooooooooooo many kids call their parents in on that. "So you can get drunk, but I can't use weed and it's not as disgusting as alcohol!" And they have a good point. Some kids won't like how pot makes them feel. We are all different. Pot made me paranoid and so spacy I ever could have driven (driven whle high is a big concern of mine) and gave me headaches and the munchies my pot career ended early. But I never have been drunk either, which is rare. It will be very individual. Lil, pot kills motivation. They can legalize it until the cows come home (and I don't have a farm for them to come home to) but one effect is causing lethargy and a lack of motivation. I've talked to many kids when I was one who did admit to that. If you over-indulge in anything it will not be good for you. I can't see an up side to pot other than less cops arresting people for it. [/QUOTE]
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