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<blockquote data-quote="worried sick mother" data-source="post: 695365" data-attributes="member: 19069"><p>Welcome Jackie, </p><p> I smoked marjuana when I was younger also , not regularly but a few times and I do know people who function, hold jobs and smoke it daily. I also know people who are total burn outs that smoke daily. </p><p></p><p>My drug and alcohol counselor who is the leader of a board of mental health specialist in my state who are fighting to prevent marjuana from being legalized told me that by legalizing marjuana it's not the same marjuana that I would have smoked when I was younger. He said when it's legalized that the THC level is altered so high that it can cause psychosis leading to other mental health problems. I would assume this could be the case since its legal in your state. I'm not saying that's what happened to your son , just that the THC level is probably very high due to being legal. </p><p> I used to not be against marjuana, I didn't think it was the best idea but didn't think it was all that bad however after what has happened with my son I am totally against it! </p><p> </p><p> My son started out smoking marjuana, never in my home but he didn't deny using, he argued it's a plant made by God and he definitely thinks it should be legal. I don't know for sure but it seemed to be a gateway drug for my son who ended up a heroin addict. My son didn't have any mental health problems before drug use so I'll never know if he was self medicating a mental illness or if drugs caused mental illness. </p><p></p><p> I wouldn't allow it in my home around my younger children either if I were you. The what if's are so scary but I've learned the hard way and from others on this board that we don't have any control. What you do have control over though is your home and the rules in your home. It does sound like your son is self medicating. Stick to the rules in your home and whatever your consequences are if those rules are broken, be sure and stick to it. Keep posting, others are way more helpful than me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worried sick mother, post: 695365, member: 19069"] Welcome Jackie, I smoked marjuana when I was younger also , not regularly but a few times and I do know people who function, hold jobs and smoke it daily. I also know people who are total burn outs that smoke daily. My drug and alcohol counselor who is the leader of a board of mental health specialist in my state who are fighting to prevent marjuana from being legalized told me that by legalizing marjuana it's not the same marjuana that I would have smoked when I was younger. He said when it's legalized that the THC level is altered so high that it can cause psychosis leading to other mental health problems. I would assume this could be the case since its legal in your state. I'm not saying that's what happened to your son , just that the THC level is probably very high due to being legal. I used to not be against marjuana, I didn't think it was the best idea but didn't think it was all that bad however after what has happened with my son I am totally against it! My son started out smoking marjuana, never in my home but he didn't deny using, he argued it's a plant made by God and he definitely thinks it should be legal. I don't know for sure but it seemed to be a gateway drug for my son who ended up a heroin addict. My son didn't have any mental health problems before drug use so I'll never know if he was self medicating a mental illness or if drugs caused mental illness. I wouldn't allow it in my home around my younger children either if I were you. The what if's are so scary but I've learned the hard way and from others on this board that we don't have any control. What you do have control over though is your home and the rules in your home. It does sound like your son is self medicating. Stick to the rules in your home and whatever your consequences are if those rules are broken, be sure and stick to it. Keep posting, others are way more helpful than me. [/QUOTE]
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