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[kill dank]

My dad doesn't care. I have smoked with him before. I get him weed regularly. He'd rather me smoke than drink also.

 

[Swan]

The carcinogens that start the formation of cancerous cells are effective from the moment you start smoking (whether legal or illegal).

What I am saying is people who argue "alcohol is worse" are assuming that anyone drinking alcohol is getting through a hardcore amount. In comparison, it takes far more alcohol to cause your body damage than it does smoke inhalation.

No parent should ever say it's "OK" for their child to smoke OR drink. There's a difference between accepting they will do it and actively allowing it. Parents should not take the easy option when it comes to their child's welfare.

Basically I can put this as a TL;DR:

First post is dumb.

Perhaps you're right, but people do have different ethical standards, and part of that includes what you do with yourself.

As for carcinogens there are ways to reduce them to near nil, vapourising and water-filtration being the main ones. Vapourisers essentially just give you pure THC.

 

[geminipk]

all the haters are just closed minded and need to try it, weed is downed upon but infact should be praised upon it brings harmony to communities and TASTES FUCKIGN AWESOME MANNN YEA

 

[skrill ex]

Perhaps you're right, but people do have different ethical standards, and part of that includes what you do with yourself.

As for carcinogens there are ways to reduce them to near nil, vapourising and water-filtration being the main ones. Vapourisers essentially just give you pure THC.

Your points are all well thought out and i agree with most of what you say.

 

[blazinfasstt]

Are you saying that people take one hit and wake up bi polar? I've never heard of anything like this- it's not salvia or acid jesus.

That's sweet that your parents don't mind but all I can say is don't let it take over your life. It may not be physically addictive but you definitely can get hooked.

I'd say the #1 issue arrising from pot is a lack of motivation which could cause you more long term damage than the health side effects. That being said, avoid the lung damage almost entirely by using a vape- best investment I've ever made. There are still other effects but if you stay active, do well in school, and just keep your life on track in general then there really is no problem with it. Oh, and don't get caught/don't drive.

i rly hope malak was joking when he said that

there is no evidence showing what he is claiming



now smoking weed has been linked to schizophrenia, not being bipolar
and, like you said, it unearths a pre-existing condition. it does not create schizophrenic symptoms out of nowhere.
also, cases where weed unearths pre-existing conditions is extremely rare.

as for alcohol, that can unearth many pre-existing conditions, such as severe depression and anti-social personality disorder.


also, lets not forget DSM diagnostic criteria:

in order to be diagnosed as having schizophrenia:
- the disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medication.

 

[Lawly Pop]

In my opinion weed is better then drinking.

 

[kid elvranqe]

So your parents condone an illegal activity... good parenting right there.

 

[Joshbosh]

His parents would appear to be taking the stance that they haven't the right to stop him from doing what he wants to his own body. After all, his body is his own property. While you may not agree with their ethics, it doesn't make them bad parents.

Personally I intend, if I ever have children, to educate them about it. Awareness is a better virtue than ignorance, particularly as my children would, given the way society is, be involved with it at some point anyway. It's the same concept as alcohol: as a guardian you don't allow your child to drink, but as they leave their mid-teens and start to have a mind of their own you can do little about what they want to do. The only thing you can do is educate them while they're still willing to listen, so if you're going to give such a blunt refusal to your children, I pity them.

As for rape, that's reductio ad absurdum. Use of weed pertain's to one's self. Rape directly harms another, and has vast moral implications. Don't take my stance the wrong way; if I'm ever a parent I intend to be firm about what I do and do not want in my household. I'm not interested in taking in passive weed smoke when I don't want to, any concertgoer will tell you it can affect you even though it's passive. You seem to believe that ignorance is the best way to stop it, but provided they then become exposed to it the situation simply gets worse than it could be, and you can easily be labelled a hypocrite.

Agreed. I think it would be much better to educate your children. I was told nothing about drugs when growing up, except to not do them because they're bad etc etc. I smoked weed a few times, realised it was nowhere near as bad as people had been telling me, so i continued to smoke it.

My parents know i smoke weed. They don't just let me smoke up in the house, IF i ever have weed in the house, which is rare, and i do smoke it, it will always be in the garden. And my parents know they can't stop me smoking weed, so they've just come to accept it, rather than always cause arguments about it.

 

[xOneDown]

That's dope man My dad's the same way, but I live with my mom.

The one thing I will say is that you should be careful with it. It's not that you're going to OD or anything like that, but it's easy to turn away from the world and replace it with drug use; even weed.

 

[skrill ex]

Agreed. I think it would be much better to educate your children. I was told nothing about drugs when growing up, except to not do them because they're bad etc etc. I smoked weed a few times, realised it was nowhere near as bad as people had been telling me, so i continued to smoke it.

My parents know i smoke weed. They don't just let me smoke up in the house, IF i ever have weed in the house, which is rare, and i do smoke it, it will always be in the garden. And my parents know they can't stop me smoking weed, so they've just come to accept it, rather than always cause arguments about it.

This is exactly how my parents are. They dont particularly agree with me smoking. But they do know it would be hard to prevent it, and instead of doing it behind their back they would rather me be honest with them.