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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 600106" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>For better or for worse, pot is going to be legal soon. Just like alcohol, it can be used as a sometimes "pleasure" (hey, I HATE t he feel of pot, but some like it) or it can be abused, just like alcohol. Smoking pot every day, in my opinion, is too often, just as drinking every day is too often and likely to interfer with life, even if one isn't an actual alcoholic (yet). I see my sister and her friends making horrible decisions and saying many regretful things while "buzzed" and I wonder why they feel the need to just drink every single day, even if not drunk. I also know pot can a nd does slow motivation and I frankly could never drive while high on pot. Pot affects everyone differently. Using it every night is too often, in my opinion, and I would not turn a blind eye to that much smoking. Pot doesn't leave your system either so he is likely stoned most of t he time. That may be why his grades are poor. Also, are you 100 percent certain he is not using an y other drugs or drinking too much? What are his friends like?</p><p></p><p>I don't know about your school, but here if our kids are caught smoking pot, no more football. My daughter is an athlete and thinks it's very stupid to use substances when you love sports. (She's not b ig on substances anyway). </p><p></p><p>If I found out my daughter smoked pot every other weekend, one night, or twice a month, I would not be too alarmed, although I'd have my guard up. But for every day I'd be concerned. What is it that makes it impossible for him to face life without being high? Does he need therapy? Is he depressed (I think pot makes depression worse). Self-medicating is never a good idea. They mix with all the prescribed drugs, which also can impede one's ability to drive. He is harming himself this way.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, I need to know my kids will be substance free w hen they drive or they don't drive at least not with our blessing our using our vehicles. My oldest daughter used many drugs and she also never got to use our cars after her first major crash. We thought she had quit smoking pot (actually it turned out she was doing much more) when we let her get her license, but she lost her driving privileges with our vehicles once we realized how naive we'd been.</p><p></p><p>Glad you found our board but so sorry you have to be here!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 600106, member: 1550"] For better or for worse, pot is going to be legal soon. Just like alcohol, it can be used as a sometimes "pleasure" (hey, I HATE t he feel of pot, but some like it) or it can be abused, just like alcohol. Smoking pot every day, in my opinion, is too often, just as drinking every day is too often and likely to interfer with life, even if one isn't an actual alcoholic (yet). I see my sister and her friends making horrible decisions and saying many regretful things while "buzzed" and I wonder why they feel the need to just drink every single day, even if not drunk. I also know pot can a nd does slow motivation and I frankly could never drive while high on pot. Pot affects everyone differently. Using it every night is too often, in my opinion, and I would not turn a blind eye to that much smoking. Pot doesn't leave your system either so he is likely stoned most of t he time. That may be why his grades are poor. Also, are you 100 percent certain he is not using an y other drugs or drinking too much? What are his friends like? I don't know about your school, but here if our kids are caught smoking pot, no more football. My daughter is an athlete and thinks it's very stupid to use substances when you love sports. (She's not b ig on substances anyway). If I found out my daughter smoked pot every other weekend, one night, or twice a month, I would not be too alarmed, although I'd have my guard up. But for every day I'd be concerned. What is it that makes it impossible for him to face life without being high? Does he need therapy? Is he depressed (I think pot makes depression worse). Self-medicating is never a good idea. They mix with all the prescribed drugs, which also can impede one's ability to drive. He is harming himself this way. Lastly, I need to know my kids will be substance free w hen they drive or they don't drive at least not with our blessing our using our vehicles. My oldest daughter used many drugs and she also never got to use our cars after her first major crash. We thought she had quit smoking pot (actually it turned out she was doing much more) when we let her get her license, but she lost her driving privileges with our vehicles once we realized how naive we'd been. Glad you found our board but so sorry you have to be here!! [/QUOTE]
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