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Skinandbones

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I have a thirteen year old brother and I just came home from college for Christmas vacation. When I arrived my brother and I were alone and he told me he tried weed with a friend, and enjoyed it. I told him I'm fine with him trying it but not to make smoking a habit cause from first hand experience it can fuck with your life. I shared with him my knowledge on weed basically saying its not really bad for you except some research says it can stunt your brain growth. Then he asked me how much I think he should smoke, and how much is to much. And I'm kinda stumped on what to tell him, how much do you think is ok for a 13 year old boy to smoke?
 
13 is still pretty young. I didn't start smoking bud with my lil bro till he was 17. One bowl between the two of us always seemed to get him super stoned considering he has zero tolerance. But then again I started when I was around 14 and weed is mainly what opened my eyes to the world of drugs and I went from there. I also didn't have anyone like a big brother to tell me right from wrong so I went down a bad path fast. Just my personal two cents.

Yes, it can stunt brain growth from what I've read but maybe someone has something to back that up with? Anyways, I wouldn't smoke a lot with him, at least not at first.
 
i dont think he should be smoking

at 13 the world is a really dynamic and interesting and fun place to be in

i would tell him for the sake of enjoying weed in the future (almost everyone agrees around 18 is best once you start smoking on the reg)

maybe once a month once he's 16, and once a fortnight when he's 17

evry1 wants to start weed really early but thats why ppl arent able to touch it for the rest of there lives after 21
 
Thats a very tough question; where does recreational use become abuse?

The harsh truth is if people want to try a drug, its next to impossibe to prevent them from doing so; i think your doing the right thing by teaching him safe, responsible use.

Your brother is very young and at an impressionable age; using a lot of any drug at that age can be risky in terms of developing dependency issues.(although there is no evidence cannabis is an addictive drug). You'll want to be careful he doesnt progress to more harmful drugs.

I smoked cannabis at your brothers age and grew to a respectable height, so im dubious as to whether it can stunt growth.

The golden rule for experimentation is moderation: its not healthy to want to be high constantly, especialy at your brothers age.
 
TweakFace said:
13 is still pretty young. I didn't start smoking bud with my lil bro till he was 17. One bowl between the two of us always seemed to get him super stoned considering he has zero tolerance. But then again I started when I was around 14 and weed is mainly what opened my eyes to the world of drugs and I went from there. I also didn't have anyone like a big brother to tell me right from wrong so I went down a bad path fast. Just my personal two cents.

Yes, it can stunt brain growth from what I've read but maybe someone has something to back that up with? Anyways, I wouldn't smoke a lot with him, at least not at first.
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I really don't plan on smoking with him haha, I don't want him to think its cool to smoke and he doesn't know I do it regularly. But he basically says he wants to keep smoking he just wants to know how long to space out tokes.
 
dopemegently said:
I smoked cannabis at your brothers age and grew to a respectable height, so im dubious as to whether it can stunt growth.
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working out at a young age stunts height

toking on the reg at a young age slows brain development
 
Skinandbones said:
I really don't plan on smoking with him haha, I don't want him to think its cool to smoke and he doesn't know I do it regularly. But he basically says he wants to keep smoking he just wants to know how long to space out tokes.
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you probably already gave him the right advice.


i'd tell him to smoke only a couple times a month. or keep it to the weekends.
 
i dont think 13 yr olds can be trusted to exercise self-control with weed especially if they enjoy it

i would educate him about the consequences of smoking weed before the brain is close to being fully developed and from there he can make an informed decision

just so you know, most BL'ers agree that a good time to start experimenting with weed is around 18, of course before that he could smoke once a month after the age of 16 or something, but i know for me personally it doesnt take long sometimes to go from once a month to once every few hours esp for those with addictive personalities, hes 13 ffs life is very enjoyable straight at that age
 
13 is way to young. I really, REALLY regret trying weed at 12, but that was a really odd and random experience. Weed at that age is such a hassle and a waste of time when you can do all sorts of awesome things you can't really do as an adult. Weed is great to make the shitty parts of life less shitty, so it makes sense for people once the bullshit piles up, but there can't be that much bullshit at 13. I would just make him think it's not cool. Don't toke with him or anything. Remind him that there is no point in smoking now...

That all being said, once you try it you can't really go back. Pandora's box has been opened. Keep a keen eye out for other drug use in the coming years. Most people I know who smoked regularly at 13 or less had problems with drugs down the line.
 
bennyZA said:
13 is way to young. I really, REALLY regret trying weed at 12, but that was a really odd and random experience. Weed at that age is such a hassle and a waste of time when you can do all sorts of awesome things you can't really do as an adult. Weed is great to make the shitty parts of life less shitty, so it makes sense for people once the bullshit piles up, but there can't be that much bullshit at 13. I would just make him think it's not cool. Don't toke with him or anything. Remind him that there is no point in smoking now...

That all being said, once you try it you can't really go back. Pandora's box has been opened. Keep a keen eye out for other drug use in the coming years. Most people I know who smoked regularly at 13 or less had problems with drugs down the line.
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Good advice Benny. I was 14 and once I got started there was no turning back. I really looked forward to it and of course it was an escape. My big sister smoked weed with me sometimes but her worst thing was cigarettes. She knew I was screwing up at school because she was only one grade ahead of me. She didn't need to grass on me, I fucked up on my own pretty well.

Skinandbones, just don't let him know you smoke regularly like you planned. Try to discourage him if you can and like Benny said, keep a watchful eye that he's not trying other things. We know weed is less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes. But the chemicals the kids use nowadays are of questionable content. It's hard for young kids to use common sense. I may have known one or two kids growing up that could keep it in check.
 
i started at 13 and i lucked out tbh. i fell into a druggie friend clique an eventually kept trying more and more drugs. he was addicted to meth by the time he was 19(i was 17 but never done meth). i know that doesnt happen to everyone but thats not my point.

at such a young age its easy to start experimenting with other drugs you shouldnt because weed seems oka dn you're young and niave. i tried mdma when i was 13 or 14 (seventh grade) and continued with a few other drugs. i was lucky enough to have a strong family support system and i always kept my grades up and didnt fuck up my cognitive abilities like a lot of young potheads. i was really attached to my best friend, luckily i managed to stay away from hard drugs but a lot of people dont and im sure you dont want your brother doing shit like coke by the time he's 16.

13 is too young. id tell him like a once a month, because itll be really hard to convince him to stop completely now that the floodgates are open especially if his close friends smoke. just watch out for the wrong crowd hanging around your brother
 
None. It's way too young, man. This is (or should be) common sense. I love weed. I don't think it's very damaging to the ADULT brain. But 13? Nah. Too much growth to happen yet.
 
I think the answer is none like a few of you said. Let's be realistic though, he tried it, he liked it. He's going to smoke again, so I guess the best way to help him is to give him good, kind, friendly harm reduction techniques. I would def be real and tell him that smoking at his age increases his likelihood of trying other drugs and then maybe having some problems done the line. Maybe give him advice and just remind him to not smoke too much and how to avoid smoking before class, cutting class to smoke, spending all his money on weed... and not trying new drugs!

I'll say this again though because I think it bears repeating: Keep an eye out for tell tale signs of increased drug use, lying, pupil size, friends, etc.
 
None, he's only 13.
I didn't start until I had just turned 15 and that was too young for me, made me lazy as balls until I realized there were more important things
 
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