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RE: Should we allow drugs and prostitution?
I'm curious about your opinion, what did you witness with your sons experience with Marijuana over the time of him using it?
I'm curious about your opinion, what did you witness with your sons experience with Marijuana over the time of him using it?
When I was at university over 30 years ago, my housemates were heavy marijuana users - very heavy. If you asked me if I noticed any effect in them, I would have said they seemed pretty chilled and were not as motivated as other friends. In short, not a big deal.
And to be honest, it is those memories I believe many people of my generation share that color our opinion of marijuana usage today.
But the sad fact is the weed our kids smoke today is much more potent then the weed our generation smoked 30 plus years ago.
So what did I witness with my son's experience with marijuana? It is not scientific, but behavioral changes far different then I observed in my housemates 30 years ago. So much so, I can tell if he has smoked in the past few days because his behavior becomes more aggravated (that might not be the right word - but it is the best I can describe it). On occasion it can make him paranoid.
What makes it even more complicated as any parent of an addict will tell you - addicts rarely have one drug of choice. Sometimes by necessity, sometimes just because they are looking for a different buzz - they do use/try different drugs.
Who knows what cocktail they have in their system on any particular day and how those drugs might interact with each other.
It is a very difficult problem that should not be criminalized and definitely has no simple solutions.
I do not know if that answers your question, but it is my opinion.
"But the sad fact is the weed our kids smoke today is much more potent then the weed our generation smoked 30 plus years ago." - Thanks for mentioning this, I didn't know that.
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it.