I use to be the one who looked down on people who smoke pot. Until I started.
I'm 17 years old and a senior in high school. I'm exposed to pot every single day by my boyfriend and we've been together for a year. I just recently started smoking it.
People have this certain stereotype of people who smoke pot.. I.E. pot head, low life, stoner, etc. but honestly now.. What's so wrong with it?
YES it does cause problems with memory and sure it makes you a little slower.
BUT. I've been smoking it quite a bit throughout the past few months and honestly I love it. It makes me happy and it makes me think deeply. Its actually changed things in my life for the better. When I'm high I think of possibilities, opportunities, stuff like that. I decided I wanted to go to college, even have one picked out. I decided that when I was high.
I am a 3.6 GPA average student and that hasn't changed.
Sometimes when I'm high I actually have this strive to do my homework and make sure everythings right.. and on certain occasions, I've actually done extra credit just because.
I use to be so depressed dealing with difficult things that have gone on in my life but I think smoking pot is making me better mentally.
I don't know what to think honestly... I need help I think.. Am I right or does this not make any sense?
Opinions appreciated! (just NO criticism please)

You only just started smoking pot, anonymous. If you continue smoking it for the next five, ten years, eventually it will destroy brain cells so you can't think of what you want to do next. You will lose concentration, lose money because you have to find the next bag of pot. It will eat up your life and your brain.

Wait till the time you can't get it anymore and you don't know where the next joint is coming from, or possibly, the next 25 or 30 odd dollars to buy the next joint. Then come back on here and tell us how much you enjoy smoking pot. You might even get caught for possession.

You won't be where you think you would be. Think about it.

Tick

Marijuana. Is it really such a bad thing? Hello teen:

It isn't bad. It isn't good. It's a drug and should not be used by children.

excon

Hello teen:

It isn't bad. It isn't good. It's a drug and should not be used by children.

excon

Thanks.. I very much appreciate the response. =]
Its people like you who don't express your opinion in such a harsh way that actually make people think. I appreciate it Thank you very much. =]

Hello teen:

It isn't bad. It isn't good. It's a drug and should not be used by children.

excon



This is certainly a decision to be made by adults BUT there should be some type of understanding (and the OP has indicated that her boyfriend is a user) that this is, in fact, criminal activity, can lead to arrest and arrest records, can hurt a career in the future. These arrests are posted on the legal threads, of course.

Sometimes the "I think it should be legalized" argument ignores the legal status NOW. NOW, without prescription, it's illegal. I've seen small and large amounts lead to arrests.

I suppose it is no different than booze. Some people can use a little and not let it affect their lives negatively. Some people become addicts and live only for the next fix.

Both my sisters were married to potheads. I watched as one bounced from place to place because they could never pay the rent because it was going up in smoke. I saw my other sister try to explain away bruises when she had the audacity to buy food with his stash money.

I used to smoke cigarettes, so I know a little about addiction. You start using a substance and think that you are in charge. In no time at all the power shifts and the drug is in control. You do without something important to make sure you have enough money to buy it.

Be very careful. Is risking your future really worth that joint? (Plus that stuff stinks)

As of 2009, possession of marijuana that's less than an ounce in Massachusetts results in a $100 fine, no longer an arrestable offence.

I've known a lot of good people who were restricted from opportunities and even get kicked out of high school because they were caught with a joint. We had an undercover cop pose as a student for half a semester.

It's best to know your state laws regardless.

There are health risks involved, but then again I was watching Nat Geo and apparently solar wind can contribute to gene mutation, so we're screwed anyway. There isn't any physical dependency on it, as in you're brain won't require THC to function normally after so much usage like it does with Heroin and alcohol (I think).

Anyway, I don't smoke and I never did, but I don't see anything wrong with it.

I think cocaine is bad.

If I was addicted to cocaine, then I probably wouldn't think it was so bad...

See any resemblance?

As of 2009, possession of marijuana that's less than an ounce in Massachusetts results in a $100 fine, no longer an arrestable offence..


I didn't realize OP is in Massachusetts.

I don't believe it is dangerous if used in moderation by adults.

There is a wealth of mis-information about pot and people have bias against it because they think of it as a stepping stone to drug abuse and crime.

While it may not be dangerous it is still illegal.

Marijuana stays in your system the longest of any drug, it CAN make employment difficult as testing positive for marijuana will keep you from getting many established jobs. In this economy that is not a good thing. Many companies have gone to hair analysis rather than urine analysis for drug testing.

All of those thoughts you were having about others who smoked pot, people will now have about you.

Please note with minors, even items that isue "tickets" can result in other issues, if the Juv court gets involved.

While it may not be dangerous it is still illegal.Hello Just:

In the final analysis, that makes it pretty dangerous after all.

excon

Hello Just:

In the final analysis, that makes it pretty dangerous after all.

excon



As you once said to me, what am I? Chopped liver?

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I have a memory like an elephant - and actually we're both grey and wrinkled so we have a lot in common.

Just keeping you on your toes!

Hmm...
That gives me a lot to think about. Although I knew like all that. Idk.. I guess I'll just see what happens. Thanks for everyone's response! =]

In the short term, marijuana is not that dangerous, but in the long run, it is more dangerous than tobacco.

In the short term, marijuana is not that dangerous, but in the long run, it is more dangerous than tobacco.Hello earl:

Yeah, that's what the drug war crowd would have you believe, but it's not so. They couch their scare tactics by saying that today's potent marijuana has 4 times the amount of tar than do cigarettes...

That IS true, but tar doesn't kill you. Nicotine does. Nobody has EVER died from smoking Marijuana, while tobacco kills over 350,000 people every year in this country alone.

Consequently, you could say marijuana is 350,000 times LESS harmful than tobacco... That's not to say that smoking marijuana is good. It isn't. It's a drug. But, it certainly isn't dangerous - except for getting busted with it.

excon

It's not so bad the first couple of years, but eventually, your body will become so used to it you won't feel that high you used to and you'll want a more stronger drug... My brother in law was hospitalized 4 months ago for smoking a blunt that was laced with cocaine. Now a days you can't trust ANYONE.. If you plan to go to college, try quitting now, because if you continue to smoke, those 4 years of college will be a waste of time, nobody's going to hire you if you don't pass the drug test...

Smoking it isn't so bad but there is one thing that you sort of forgot there, Annonymous, the weekly cost of this drug. Have you given some serious thought as to just how you are going to support your habit once it becomes really entrenched in your life? Are you going to be able to support say a $100 a week habit, a $200 a week habit? Also, have you given some serious thought as to what quality of pot you are going to be getting down the road? Are you going to keep buying from your local pothead dealer? Great. Who are you going to buy from when he gets busted? Are you going to buy from the local undercover agent and get caught and get a record doing it? You never know who ends up rolling over on their "friends" when they get caught buying or selling. Or are you so into living dangerously that you don't really care?

As far as thinking more, blah blah blah, I'm sorry I'm not buying that balogna. You only think you are thinking "better". That's what the high is all about. That's why you are high - you just think that you are thinking better. Trust me, reality is much cooler in the end.

Marijuanna is completely natural.
It is a dam plant lol.
I honestly don't feel there's that much wrong with it.
I think it should be legalized.
All it really does is make you happy... and it doesn't do as harmful things as cocaine or meth would do.. but it still gives you awesome effects.

marijuanna is completely natural.
it is a dam plant lol.


So is hemlock, but I wouldn't suggest ingesting it.

I like this answer.

Smoking it isn't so bad but there is one thing that you sort of forgot there, Annonymous, the weekly cost of this drug. Have you given some serious thought as to just how you are going to support your habit once it becomes really entrenched in your life? Are you going to be able to support say a $100 a week habit, a $200 a week habit? Also, have you given some serious thought as to what quality of pot you are going to be getting down the road? Are you going to keep buying from your local pothead dealer? Great. Who are you going to buy from when he gets busted? Are you going to buy from the local undercover agent and get caught and get a record doing it? You never know who ends up rolling over on their "friends" when they get caught buying or selling. Or are you so into living dangerously that you don't really care?

As far as thinking more, blah blah blah, I'm sorry I'm not buying that balogna. You only think you are thinking "better". That's what the high is all about. That's why you are high - you just think that you are thinking better. Trust me, reality is much cooler in the end.

I don't really agree with that last part... I may be high.. but it seriously does make me think.. you wouldn't know because you aren't me so yeah... and second of all.. marijuanna is non addictive.. I'm not addicted to it.. I admit I'm addicted to tobacco.. I also smoke.. and I don't smoke pot everyday... so its not that spendy..

So is hemlock, but I wouldn't suggest ingesting it.

marijuanna is a drug.. to get you high.
meth is a drug... to get you high.
maijuanna is a plant.. natural.. drug.
meth is chemically based.. non natural.. bad drug.

I was JUST saying that its not as bad as other drugs... if I was saying its okay to ingest it because it's a plant I'd be saying its okay to smoke plants... I wasn't thinking of other plants.. if I were.. I'd be thinking of things like poison ivy.. which is silly.
do you understand? =] lol sorry

marijuanna is a drug.. to get you high.
meth is a drug... to get you high.
maijuanna is a plant.. natural.. drug.
meth is chemically based.. non natural.. bad drug.

i was JUST saying that its not as bad as other drugs... if i was saying its okay to ingest it because its a plant i'd be saying its okay to smoke plants... i wasn't thinking of other plants.. if i were.. i'd be thinking of things like poison ivy.. which is silly.
do you understand? =] lol sorry



No, quite frankly I have no idea what you're talking about. You contradict yourself.

And don't send me any more PM's.

I stand by what I said - you will do anything for attention, including posting conflicting "stories."

Last night I was watching "1000 Ways To Die" on FX and there was one story about two stoners who were SO desperate to get high (and I mean extremely desperate) that they rolled up and smoked whatever plant they could find and they smoked horse poop too. The last plant they smoked ended up being one that is the most poisonous in the US and ended up killing them within minutes. Scary part is, is that they recorded the whole thing, even their own death. Very Sad.

You know why I don't approve of pot? Because of the above story. Stupid!

marijuanna is a drug.. to get you high.
meth is a drug... to get you high.
maijuanna is a plant.. natural.. drug.
meth is chemically based.. non natural.. bad drug.

i was JUST saying that its not as bad as other drugs... if i was saying its okay to ingest it because its a plant i'd be saying its okay to smoke plants... i wasn't thinking of other plants.. if i were.. i'd be thinking of things like poison ivy.. which is silly.
do you understand? =] lol sorry
Tea isn't addictive, yes, tickle, this is true. Even cocaine addictions are said to be short-term because both create psychological but not physical dependencies. The deadliest illegal substance, like we've heard in DARE, is heroin. Once your hooked, addictions can last upwards of 20 years, and then you're pretty much screwed.

But back to anonymousteen09, tea doesn't destroy your body like meth or MDMA. So, I hear what you're saying, 'cause I don't like putting anything synthesized into my body, including food.

On the same token, opium is unprocessed and natural and has been smoked for centuries just like tea, but it's a more dangerous 'cause your body quickly builds a tolerance to the morphine and codeine, so there's risk of physical dependence.

I think the worst part about smoking is getting ripped off, the impending arrest and the time wasted playing video games or watching the same four movies, over, and over, and over...

Of all the illicit drugs, tea is by far the safest, and is even safer than alcohol. Alcoholics can seize and die if they quit cold turkey, burn-outs just have to find something else to do with their time.



Smoking it isn't so bad but there is one thing that you sort of forgot there, Annonymous, the weekly cost of this drug. Have you given some serious thought as to just how you are going to support your habit once it becomes really entrenched in your life? Are you going to be able to support say a $100 a week habit, a $200 a week habit? Also, have you given some serious thought as to what quality of pot you are going to be getting down the road? Are you going to keep buying from your local pothead dealer? Great. Who are you going to buy from when he gets busted? Are you going to buy from the local undercover agent and get caught and get a record doing it? You never know who ends up rolling over on their "friends" when they get caught buying or selling. Or are you so into living dangerously that you don't really care?

As far as thinking more, blah blah blah, I'm sorry I'm not buying that balogna. You only think you are thinking "better". That's what the high is all about. That's why you are high - you just think that you are thinking better. Trust me, reality is much cooler in the end.

You're making this sound worse than it really is. She already knows the score so there's no use in trying to psych her out.

$200 per week budget is an addiction to coke. Unless she lives on an island on the arctic circle she or her boyfriend probably don't spend more than $60, on quality product, per week, possibly $100 if she smokes every day and she's buying for herself only, but chances are she has friends that smoke her up other than her boyfriend. And the quality is easy to judge, even for me and I don't smoke. If it looks appealing (all those purty crystals) and smells nice, it's good.

The only valid point you make it the possibility of arrest, but that's her decision whether she's going to deal (and I doubt it), she just asked about weed being as bad as people make it out to be.

I see where you're coming from and I respect your concern, but scare tactics don't work on teenagers.

i dont really agree with that last part... i may be high.. but it seriously does make me think.. you wouldn't know becasue you aren't me so yeah... and second of all.. marijuanna is non addictive.. i'm not addicted to it.. i admit i'm addicted to tobacco.. i also smoke.. and i dont smoke pot everyday... so its not that spendy..

I guess I don't know what I'm talking about huh? I smoked pot for many years. I also saw a lot of pot in my time from literally bales and bales of it to pounds and pounds of some of the best Columbian Gold and Hawaiian Maui Wowie to Thai Sticks you could ever want. My first intrduction to pot was with Thai Sticks. I quit completely over 25 years ago. I also smoked cigarettes and quit them more than 25 years ago as well.

Quite frankly I enjoy reality more than being high. I don't drink alcohol either.

The part about "it seriously does make me think"... is ridiculous on it's face. You only THINK you're more intelligent or clever or whatever when you are smoking pot. I would smoke pot and go to work and come home for lunch and smoke another doobie and go back to work and then smoke more pot after work. I found that quite frankly after a few years of doing this it was really quite a bore and that I was not really growing spiritually or intellectually at all in the end so I just quit smoking it altogether.

May I suggest that you have someone make a video of you when you are high so that you can play it later and when you are not high and look at how ridiculous you look and sound when you are high? You will get quite an eyeful of yourself being stupid and silly. You are like a drunk sitting in a bar thinking that everyone around you thinks you are clever and beautiful when in fact you are just a drunk slobbering your words and dribbling beer down your shirt.

And as for the cost, oh sure, the cost is not much now but just wait until you keep smoking more and more of it as your body becomes immune to it and you crave getting higher and higher all the time. Also, if both you and your boyfriend smoke I'm sure he's going to expect you to buy some for him as well. Trust me. You will end up doing nothing more than taking stupid chances just to get more pot.

You need to read up about the pot in England called Skunk. This stuff is so horrid it gives pot a bad name. This is not available here in the US as it is in England and other countries. It can give you bouts of psychosis and land you in a hospital even after you stop smoking it weeks later.

Also, you have no idea just what the pot could be laced with to give it a better kick. For awhile there in the Houston area they were using formaldehyde to give pot a better kick. Sure you got higher, but you were actually pickling your brain in the meantime. The more you smoked that crap the worse your memory became. Any drug bought on the black market has a huge potential of being altered or adulterated. I guess you like to play Russian Roulette too?

Tea isn't addictive, yes, tickle, this is true. Even cocaine addictions are said to be short-term because both create psychological but not physical dependencies. The deadliest illegal substance, like we've heard in DARE, is heroin. Once your hooked, addictions can last upwards of 20 years, and then you're pretty much screwed.

But back to anonymousteen09, tea doesn't destroy your body like meth or MDMA. So, I hear what you're saying, 'cause I don't like putting anything synthesized into my body, including food.

On the same token, opium is unprocessed and natural and has been smoked for centuries just like tea, but it's a more dangerous 'cause your body quickly builds a tolerance to the morphine and codeine, so there's risk of physical dependence.

I think the worst part about smoking is getting ripped off, the impending arrest and the time wasted playing video games or watching the same four movies, over, and over, and over...

Of all the illicit drugs, tea is by far the safest, and is even safer than alcohol. Alcoholics can seize and die if they quit cold turkey, burn-outs just have to find something else to do with their time.


You're making this sound worse than it really is. She already knows the score so there's no use in trying to psych her out.

$200 per week budget is an addiction to coke. Unless she lives on an island on the arctic circle she or her boyfriend probably don't spend more than $60, on quality product, per week, possibly $100 if she smokes every day and she's buying for herself only, but chances are she has friends that smoke her up other than her boyfriend. And the quality is easy to judge, even for me and I don't smoke. If it looks appealing (all those purty crystals) and smells nice, it's good.

The only valid point you make it the possibility of arrest, but that's her decision whether she's going to deal (and I doubt it), she just asked about weed being as bad as people make it out to be.

I see where you're coming from and I respect your concern, but scare tactics don't work on teenagers.

I really should "ding" you for your stupid comment about If it looks appealing (all those purty crystals) and smells nice, it's good.

Sorry to disillusion you but that is NOT always the case. In all the years that I have seen pot firsthand just because it supposedly "looks appealing" does not always mean it's good pot. And the part about smells nice is hogwash also. And purty crystals is hogwash as well. I've seen stuff that looked good, smelled good, blah blah and was pure crap and you would have to smoke a whole pound to get a buzz. You can't always go by looks alone with pot.

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