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jackie jones

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I believe this is a very important and real dilemma in the lives of many people with the increasing popularity of cannabis among youth and imminent legalization on the horizon. So, if your child (lets say thirteen years of age or somewhere thereabouts) began smoking cannabis, what would be your reaction and course of action?
 
I started smoking weed when I was 12... Honestly, when I have kids, I'm not going to hide me smoking weed from them. If my kid starts smoking at 13, I just want him to come to me, and no one else for weed. I don't want him getting dirty shit off the streets, if he's gunna smoke he's gunna smoke with me.
 
I got caught by my parents at 17. They took my car away until could pass a urine test, which I never ended up doing. I chose smoking weed over having a car for a few years. If I caught my child smoking cannabis and they were under 18 I would punish them because I don't think kids should smoke weed. Drug testing is a bad idea though. There are a lot of more harmful drugs that don't show up on tests and your kids will probably just take them instead of smoking cannabis.
 
When I do have a kid, I would rather have him/her smoke in the safety of my home. Then out in the streets with the risk of being caught or robbed. You can't stop kids from smoking weed, but you can make sure they're safe when they are.
 
i dont think i can put a number to it, but ~16 sounds reasonable to begin smoking. if they begin blazing freshmen year, ill totally be content with that age. however they must keep up their grades and remain honest with me about other drug use. hell i might even drug tes them time to time to see what other shit they might be hiding from me. my parents failed to trust me to blaze and i will not make that mistake of breaking any kind of trust between us over weed. i just want my kid to have a solid mature foundation before im comfortbale with him blazing. i feel like my parents gave me an excellent foundation but have failed in my control as a teenager, all theyve done is provoke lies and distance between us... but now im getting a lil offtrack :)
 
I first smoked at 13-14 and it was a mistake. I think that's a bit to young for most kids, but maturity varies... 16 is the age I would want my child to wait for before committing to doing drugs already.

If you start smoking (in our current system) at 13, you're pretty much bound to be doing harder drugs by 16 simply by exposer to street dealers - something a 15-16 year old shouldn't have access to because, from experience, teenagers are prone to making bad judgement calls. Hell, I am still prone to making poor decisions and I'm much past 13.
 
Well even though I myself smoked since the age of 12, I do realize that it's not exactly what I'd call a positive activity for a middle schooler to be partaking in. When I have children (assuming the world doesn't end any time soon or that they're not the anti-christ) I wouldn't encourage it, but I wouldn't freak out and punish them if I ever found out they did. I will try to promote a healthy lifestyle and good decision making skills because I wouldn't want my kid to become some waste of space. If said child can still function normally (for example: isn't failing out of school or getting arrested, can get a job, isn't some piece of shit who sits around all day and smokes instead of being useful) then I would have no problem with a little responsible recreational weed smoking. I don't think I would ever openly condone it though, because although now at the age of 22 I smoke with my father occasionally, I think that while you're raising children it isn't right to encourage drug use of any kind even if it is just marijuana. When I was a kid I played stealth games and it taught me to be a little cautious. The kids I grew up with that could smoke in their bedroom typically ended up being the kind of retarded 20 year old that got arrested for drug possession and possession of stolen property or something because their dumb ass was smoking a blunt at a traffic light next to a cop. It isn't exactly legally/socially acceptable, you need to have a somewhat careful attitude around it (because in many cases it is still illegal) and the best place to learn that is at home growing up. If you can respect simple rules of life at home then years later it makes it that much easier to respect the rules of the real world. Just think, you wouldn't start drinking a bottle of jack daniel's in front of your parents at the age of 13, why would you with weed.

Long story short, I'd be lenient and reasonable, but wouldn't say "go for it little johnny, here's some bud".
 
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At that age, I would sit him/her down and talk with them about it, explain my views on it, and tell them I want them to hold off on it for a few years. This is mostly based on what I currently know about the effects of marijuana on children, and that being that we really don't have much conclusive data.

If it did happen, I would immediately do extensive research on the subject and make myself up to date, and then adjust my parenting accordingly. If it's still questionable, I would encourage my kid to come to me if they really wanted to smoke. I would let them do it once in a great while, and always get it from me.

When they get a bit older, I would allow them to do it whenever as long as they didn't go to school or work high and maintained good grades and all that jazz. If he/she wants to do it with his/her friend, I'd allow it as long as I knew within reason what was going on (I would want to know if my son is going to his friends house or the movies or a party, but I don't give a shit what he does so long as he's safe.) I would still encourage him to get weed from me, but I would teach him how to be smart about it so he could get it on his own without risk (assuming it's still illegal.)

That's about it
 
depending on their age...

highschool and younger

id tell them, hell na nigga..u cannot smoke weed...do u fucking school work and get into a good college, then u can party, but not hard, get a great job, then party HARD



anyone here, do u know ONE rediculous pot head/ druggy who is making a mil a year, cuz i sure as hell dont

and dont name any celebs, im talking someone making a mil wit a business or good job
 
PillPoppingAnimal said:
depending on their age...

highschool and younger

id tell them, hell na nigga..u cannot smoke weed...do u fucking school work and get into a good college, then u can party, but not hard, get a great job, then party HARD



anyone here, do u know ONE rediculous pot head/ druggy who is making a mil a year, cuz i sure as hell dont

and dont name any celebs, im talking someone making a mil wit a business or good job
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I don't know ANY millionaires, but all of my successful or on track to be successful friends smoke a lot of weed and started in high school or earlier. In fact, of all of the deadbeats I know, half are alcoholics and the other half are straightedge
 
So, what if you found out that your child was smoking weed, and was also stealing money from your bank account and purses and wallets to fund his/her marijuana addict?

This is what I did to fund myself from MJ when I was a young buck. My parents may have reacted "harshly" in my eyes at the time, but I don't believe they made the wrong decision.

My only point is, if your child is smoking at a young age, they may be doing illegal activities as well. Just something to take a loot at.
 
b4rd said:
My only point is, if your child is smoking at a young age, they may be doing illegal activities as well. Just something to take a loot at.
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Your point is complete nonsense, man. What the fuck does toking have to do with their proclivity for breaking the law in general?
 
b4rd said:
So, what if you found out that your child was smoking weed, and was also stealing money from your bank account and purses and wallets to fund his/her marijuana addict?

This is what I did to fund myself from MJ when I was a young buck. My parents may have reacted "harshly" in my eyes at the time, but I don't believe they made the wrong decision.

My only point is, if your child is smoking at a young age, they may be doing illegal activities as well. Just something to take a loot at.
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Woow, why did you steal just to buy weed? I never once thought about stealing from others just to smoke that day. Like I'm sure someones gonna steal money just to smoke weed? I maybe wrong, but like come on? Who does that?
 
Just past march my parents fount out i've been smoking. I was 16 at the time. They were so surprised they had no idea at all. I'm a little girl that looks like i wouldn't even skip school. I was ignored for a week and my mother cried. Then she tried to get past it and not mention it and pretend like nothing happened but i know shes concerned obviously.
They hace since still found evidence in my bag because i havent stoped but they don't say anything about it. We've never really had a big 'talk' on it. But now i dont take anything home ever.
I know it sounds bad that i still havent stopped but it's hard when youre in high school and your best friend brings it every day.
 
Ill just do what my dad did when he found out i was tokeing up. He said wait untill your 18 lol. He didnt care i smoke cuz he did to. But he wouldnt smoke it wit me untill i was 18 even tho he ended up doin it anyways when i was 17. But if my kid smoked i wouldnt care but i would wait untill there 16 to smoke wit them. Or when i think there mature enough.
 
I'd guess Im smoking some very potent cannabis, cus any kid of mine smoking pot would be a full blown hallucination.
 
I think (I do not have children) that if I found that my children smoke cannabis, I would further educate them about it, make certain that they had high quality, organic cannabis, buy them vaporizers (because teenagers' lungs are not completely developed yet), and discourage binge smoking and smoking before or during school.

Of course, my children would be so educated about drugs prior to that age that they would be able to run circles around any teenage druggie before falling to peer pressure would be an option, but if they decided to on their own, I would not stop them.
 
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