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<blockquote data-quote="Sister's Keeper" data-source="post: 695361" data-attributes="member: 20051"><p>Hi Jackie,</p><p></p><p>It is a tough one. I do not live where weed is legal, so it's a no brainer for me. However, I am a lot softer on weed than a lot of other folks on the board. I see it a lot like alcohol. Some people can work all day, come home have a smoke and be done with it. If they have it, fine, if they don't no big deal. Like a glass of wine. (in essence of full disclosure, I, personally don't smoke, and I am really only a "special occasion" drinker)</p><p></p><p>There are other people who have issues with addiction and weed leads to worse, or they smoke it to the exclusion of anything else in their life. They just smoke, eat, and sleep. Like alcohol, there are some people who can manage it and some who can't.</p><p></p><p>However, it is your home and like anything else, if you are not comfortable with it in your home you have the right to prohibit it. Since it is legal, if smoking is that terribly important to him, he can, certainly, do it elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I would be very concerned about the mental health issue. Psychosis is something far more serious and difficult to manage than depression. Most major mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia do manifest themselves in the teens and early 20s. It does sound, to me, as if he is self medicating. </p><p></p><p>I am not sure about the "little bit eccentric" thing. That doesn't sound like something most psychiatrists would say. Many delusional systems are well organized. It seems, at this point, your son has some ongoing psychotic symptoms but he is able to manage them, maybe with the help of pot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sister's Keeper, post: 695361, member: 20051"] Hi Jackie, It is a tough one. I do not live where weed is legal, so it's a no brainer for me. However, I am a lot softer on weed than a lot of other folks on the board. I see it a lot like alcohol. Some people can work all day, come home have a smoke and be done with it. If they have it, fine, if they don't no big deal. Like a glass of wine. (in essence of full disclosure, I, personally don't smoke, and I am really only a "special occasion" drinker) There are other people who have issues with addiction and weed leads to worse, or they smoke it to the exclusion of anything else in their life. They just smoke, eat, and sleep. Like alcohol, there are some people who can manage it and some who can't. However, it is your home and like anything else, if you are not comfortable with it in your home you have the right to prohibit it. Since it is legal, if smoking is that terribly important to him, he can, certainly, do it elsewhere. Personally, I would be very concerned about the mental health issue. Psychosis is something far more serious and difficult to manage than depression. Most major mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia do manifest themselves in the teens and early 20s. It does sound, to me, as if he is self medicating. I am not sure about the "little bit eccentric" thing. That doesn't sound like something most psychiatrists would say. Many delusional systems are well organized. It seems, at this point, your son has some ongoing psychotic symptoms but he is able to manage them, maybe with the help of pot. [/QUOTE]
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