I am 61 year old fart living about 6 miles inland of the PACIFIC on a high ridge in a remote area, with my wife of 36 years and our two cats, our daughter is a fully actualized mature adult, and a working jeweler. I market cooler running, energy efficient
grow lights online, these days, making change one light at at time.
My brother, Stan, was an excellent example of why I would never take an addictive drug, and why I would consul others to avoid this as well, he only lived to get his next high, he did little harm to others, but he did inflict himself on my parents financially. At times his friends stole form me and my parents, it was not a very charming lifestyle to consider for emulation. But honestly the drug use was not nearly as detrimental as the negative effects of the LAW, this is what provided a stigma for him from his early years.
It all started when he was held down and shot up by the sons of a local heroin dealer at the age of 13, he was addicted, only with breaks when incarcerated, until in his early 60's he realized he had done nothing with his life and joined a methadone program, he died within 6 months of joining the program, the methadone was harder on his failing body than the heroin had been!
This is why I believe the war on drugs should end and all drugs should be decriminalized and or medicalized, if young people see, first hand, the long term effects of addictive drugs, they will not see them as attractive or desirable and will avoid use. This seems to be working in Portugal.
I guess I am old school to the extreme, I experimented with psychedelics when I was in college during the 70's, since then I avoid everything, but the Sacred Weed, it seems this is the only substance I can use in moderation that has a positive effect on my greater life.
This is why I say, "If you don't get too high, you won't get too low!"
