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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 702577" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Well, I am against marijuana legalization a lot of good it does me. My son swears by it and gives marijuana credit for moderating the effects of his mental illness, particularly greater mood stability and less anger.</p><p></p><p>I agree with Lil that pot stifles ambition and motivation. We can always tell when my son has used (even with the effects worn off) because his skin looks gray, he is introverted and depressed.</p><p></p><p>I am holding my son to the rule that he cannot use in my house or any place that is mine--which has been tough to enforce. We fear playing hardball because we fear the consequences of his having to leave our orbit. Nevertheless tomorrow is the day that he will get a drug test. We are sitting on him hard. We insist he must do things to advance his situation as a condition of being close to us and receiving our support. But I believe the marijuana is a losing battle. We just cannot bear to throw him out again. It is harder on M than on I. He fears that my son will just fall through the cracks away from us and into harder drugs. That is another fear about marijuana. It really, really is a gateway drug.</p><p></p><p>I came of age in the 60's and 70's and I too know of so-called normal and successful people who have used pot for years without ill result. The thing is that our kids are not those kinds of people, at least for now they are not. To our kids it seems like Pot is a downer sapping any motivation or incentive at all that they may have, sapping self-respect and even self-control. That is what I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 702577, member: 18958"] Well, I am against marijuana legalization a lot of good it does me. My son swears by it and gives marijuana credit for moderating the effects of his mental illness, particularly greater mood stability and less anger. I agree with Lil that pot stifles ambition and motivation. We can always tell when my son has used (even with the effects worn off) because his skin looks gray, he is introverted and depressed. I am holding my son to the rule that he cannot use in my house or any place that is mine--which has been tough to enforce. We fear playing hardball because we fear the consequences of his having to leave our orbit. Nevertheless tomorrow is the day that he will get a drug test. We are sitting on him hard. We insist he must do things to advance his situation as a condition of being close to us and receiving our support. But I believe the marijuana is a losing battle. We just cannot bear to throw him out again. It is harder on M than on I. He fears that my son will just fall through the cracks away from us and into harder drugs. That is another fear about marijuana. It really, really is a gateway drug. I came of age in the 60's and 70's and I too know of so-called normal and successful people who have used pot for years without ill result. The thing is that our kids are not those kinds of people, at least for now they are not. To our kids it seems like Pot is a downer sapping any motivation or incentive at all that they may have, sapping self-respect and even self-control. That is what I think. [/QUOTE]
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