Smoking Pot

tttg · #1 Jan 26, 2007, 10:49 PM

My girlfriend recently tried pot and had a good experience . I am not into it and haven't tried it. she tells me that she enjoyed it and plans on doing it again soon. and would like me to try it , so i can see for my self that it is not that bad. what are your thoughts on Pot. having not done it should I ,or shouldn't I try it to see ?

PunkRockHer · Jan 26, 2007, 11:24 PM

You know, thats a tough one. On one hand pot is illegal. On the other hand its a plant that isn't all that bad. I'm all for smoking pot but i am not for going any further than that with other drugs. It takes an appreciation for pot and not an addiction. So if you do decide just make sure when someone tries heroin you don't decide "oh its not that bad".

LittleMermaid27 · Jan 27, 2007, 03:43 AM

Aslong as you feel comfortable doing it, then go ahead, a little bit wont hurt! alot of my freinds do pot and i have tried and chosen not to do it anymore, as it can get expensive! just dont feel pressured into doing it!

Jesushelper76 · Jan 27, 2007, 04:13 AM

Honestly,

For most people once they start they have a hard time stopping. They continue having it more and more and eventually if it is misused then it cause that person to lose ambition in life. For example, if in school grades will drop. Most of my friends from highschool is what you would call potheads, they did not get any where in life.

Personally, If you do not feel comfortable doing it. Do not do it. Do not try it if you do not feel comfortable with it. Please do not feel pressured by your girlfriend. If she judges you for not trying it. Or gives you a hard time she is not much of a girlfriend.

On the other hand if you feel like trying it, it is completely up to you.

I have heard a lot of good things about pot and a lot of bad things about pot. Also you have to be careful on who supplies the pot because people could spike it with other things that are not so good.

Personally I feel that smoking pot is actually healthier then smoking cigerattes. Cigerattes has 5000 or more chemicals in it.

Pot well I am not to sure but I know it is more natural.

It has some medical, for medical conditions. I believe it is good for medicinal use. Smoking anything is not good for the lungs but there are other ways of having a good dose.

Joe

tttg · Jan 28, 2007, 05:58 AM

I think the thing I'm most worried about is the fact she enjoyed it ,and plans on doing it again. I worry about what the quality of pot she is going to be smoking and how it may change her down the road . Basically I care for her very much and would rather not see her experimenting with this . yes a lot of people do do it, but I look at it as she is past the school years and into the years where we are planing on a future together, family ,kids why get into it now ?. is there anything I can tell her to make her think about it a bit more . or should I just leave it alone ?

Jesushelper76 · Jan 28, 2007, 06:07 AM

You can not force her to stop this. You can suggest, communicate how much it bothers you. Things like that but if she is going to stop it has to be her own decision. It is hard to see somebody go down the wrong road. It sounds like it could be a very troubled road. One where she may lose important people in her life? Are you going to stick by her no matter what? The thing with pot is if planning on the future with children then pot has to be thrown out the window. Communication is key, and if she does care about your feelings and what you think then she will give it a second thought.

valinors_sorrow · Jan 28, 2007, 06:18 AM

I think its worth an informed discussion about the benefits versus the inherent risks, bearing in mind how those risks may work against what you're both trying to build together. But I would keep the discussion very low key. You might invite her to do a little research together with you about it on the computer to get a bigger picture and then talk it over.

It is a personal choice that you need to recognise, yes, but should casual occasional use grow in proportion (like into ongoing regular use) it certainly has group ramifications -- such as her ability to be employed, her spouse (who lives with an illegal substance) and her kids/pets (who may discover it and do something inappropriate with it) -- and that changes everything. My dog once almost died from ingesting some of my (first and now ex) husband's stash. It cost big bucks to save her when we were strapped for cash and I felt pretty embarrassed taking that call from the vet when he finally discovered what is was by digging some weed out of her back teeth.

Its understandable that she is curious but its also a big misnomer that pot is not addictive; I have seen the addiction firsthand in others. It's more on the psychological side than physical but just as powerful. Like alcohol, not everyone is at risk for addicting to it too. However, it can also be the gateway to other drug use. This is not to say she is heading down THAT path but only that this is how that path is begun. I've done a bunch of drugs, and used to drink too. I was in the addictions recovery business a long time. One of the things I told kids upfront was cocaine IS the world's greatest high and that's WHY it is such a problem. Along with a great high, however, is this huge, almost invisible down side. Best to look at the whole picture rather than make your decision based simply on the experience of it -- big mistake, that!

Perhaps you can (gently and lovingly) help her sort out her motivations and afterwards, buy her a beer instead? LOL I hope this helps and that you two can work it out. Now is the time to begin to develop those critical negotiating skills -- your future marriage will fare better for it. Good luck!

PatrickG · Jan 28, 2007, 09:51 AM

well let me put it to you this way. People will tell you it is a gateway drug, and in my expierences, it is. I started smoking it, then i moved on to harder drugs. Im off them all now but it could have been worse, I might not have wanted to. I spent a year and a half in jail for pot. Once you smoke it you will start to get used to it, and if you buy it,someday you might sell it. And then your a rocky road. Stay away from it, if you get addicted to the routine of smoking it, you will get careless. Please take my advice

tttg · Jan 29, 2007, 04:46 PM

I thank you all for your input , I talked to her a more explained how i care for her ,and her health . as well as our future together . I still think she feels that it is not a big deal and that my concerns are not a problem to her. If there were something that upset her I would do my best to fix it , for us and our future together . Maybe she dosent feel the same.