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What age is appropriate for the MJ talk?

Danashae

Danashae

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As a (very far in the) future pro-marijuana parent, I've been pondering about what age to start discussing the pros, cons, and truths about MJ. I don't want my child to be brainwashed, you know, but I'm afraid of...

A) exposing them too young and risking them using

or

B) having them blab to their friends/parents of friends/teacher/etc.


So, at what age would you start having "the talk?" What info would you give them? What age would you condone for them to start smoking? This is a tough one for me. :\
 
First I'd like to say, I'm stoned so don't take offense in anything.

My mom was a pro-marijuana parent and she told me the good and the bad and the truths. I can't remember if I was 12 or 13. Things can be exposed to people young. I think I started smoking when I was 14, I'm now 17 and my dad got me a bong today easter in abunch of easter eggs
 
like most questions like this, the "right" time all depends on your individual child's mind-set, personality, and maturity level.

personally, though, i'd just make it 100% obvious that my kid could talk to me about anything without fear, and either let them come to me or wait until their school starts trying to propaganda-ize him/her with all that D.A.R.E. misinformation to give them the truth.
 
chucky1432 said:
17 or 18 sounds like a good age to me
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to talk to your kids about drugs?


i think 17/18 is waaaay too late for anything a parent says to change the misinformation-based opinions that a teenager's likely to have developed by that age.
 
It all depends on the maturity of the child and his/her personality. I think freshman year of Highschool would be the median to go by for this.
 
I smoked for my first time around 13 or 14. In my circle, that was the general youngest age of first use of MJ. I knew literally nothing about it when I smoked, I hung around a slightly older crowd.

If my father caught me smoking at 14, it would have been trouble. If he had caught me at 16, it would have been expected. I'm not sure where the line is drawn. I think it is more acceptable (socially / legally, not morally) to educate and than not punish, rather than promote use... But what do I know, I am certainly not a father! I would say 15 or younger is a good age to inform, while promotion would come later.
 
chainer3k said:
I smoked for my first time around 13 or 14. In my circle, that was the general youngest age of first use of MJ. I knew literally nothing about it when I smoked, I hung around a slightly older crowd.

If my father caught me smoking at 14, it would have been trouble. If he had caught me at 16, it would have been expected. I'm not sure where the line is drawn. I think it is more acceptable (socially / legally, not morally) to educate and than not punish, rather than promote use... But what do I know, I am certainly not a father! I would say 15 or younger is a good age to inform, while promotion would come later.
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i don't think promotion should come at all.

i'd give them the facts and, if they asked, my experiences and opinions, but i would never encourage a child of mine to use any kind of drugs (if by promote you mean the same thing as encourage).
 
Jibult said:
Danashae's asking how old is old enough to talk to your kid about the truths behind drug use.

the thread you posted is asking how old is old enough to actually get a younger person high.


it's like two branches of the same tree, but they do concern two different topics.



so i'm sticking with nuh uh.
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ill let you believe what you want sir, but if you read the thread i postedd and then read this one, you'd realize how similar they are! In fact, theyre the same thread ;)
 
Thizzerfershizzer said:
ill let you believe what you want sir, but if you read the thread i postedd and then read this one, you'd realize how similar they are! In fact, theyre the same thread ;)
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the answers are almost identical, but the questions were different. :)
 
Jibult said:
to talk to your kids about drugs?


i think 17/18 is waaaay too late for anything a parent says to change the misinformation-based opinions that a teenager's likely to have developed by that age.
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She's not talking to them about avoiding them, she's talking to them that it's okay to use them, and you don't want them to think it's okay, until you think it's okay for them to do them:|
 
if hes old enough to get vaccines or take any other medicine then he is old enough to ingest marijuana.
 
Thizzerfershizzer:

I was wondering, as a future parent, what age was mentally mature enough for a child to understand that s/he is too young to use, but I want them to be informed before brainwashing gets to them. I want them to understand it isn't eve, but isn't for them at that age, like alcohol. I would never promote use at such a young age. But if they were well rounded in school and had a strong social know how, I'd let them start trying it at 16. I'd probably ask them to confine their use to the weekend or something. *shrug* It would depend on their maturity.

Long story short, no, I did not ask the same question as you. Also, younger sibling/friend is a way different story than discussing your child.
 
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