Originally Posted By: woodguruOriginally Posted By: canislatrans54You asked for my opinion, so here it is, sir........
I don't care how many people try to convince people that "Medical Marijuana" is a good thing....in my book, whether it's just the usage of it's "oils", or it's smoked....I do not agree with it being done.
The feds could legalize all "types" of pot, and I STILL would say "NO!!!".
I have a son (the middle one, w/all the anger issues), who has always been on the bandwagon, of legalizing pot...mainly because he from time to time, has smoked the crap.
No matter what counselors, or family try to explain to him, he still insists that every state (and the feds) should make it legal.
Of people I know who are of my generation, or younger...besides my older sister (age 56) and myself (age nearly 52)...I only know of maybe 25-30 people who have never tried marijuana.
I can honestly say....I have never tried any type of drugs, period. And I am very proud of that.
I have lost friends and relationships, because of my firm stance against drug use.
And you know what?
I am perfectly fine with that.
Don't get me wrong. I miss some of those people.
But, if hanging out with them means that I have to ignore my principles, then I would rather miss the people instead of my principles.
On a side note:
Keep in mind, marijuana once was once an unregulated drug in this country.
So was heroin, cocaine & morphine.
All were prescribed by various doctors (both actual doctors, and also the so-called "snake oil" quacks)...as pain relievers, and cures for all kinds of things.
That was until around 1920 or so.
Then, they all became regulated by the government...either to continue to be used sparingly as a prescribed drug (morphine)...or to be illegal to use.
All due to their addictiveness, and side effects.
I have heard many people say that marijuana isn't addictive.
I firmly do not believe that.
It may not be, for some people.
But, for other people I think it is.
Just as the same can be said for alcohol.
OK, now I will get off of my soap box. Hahahahaha
You've actually "lost" friends because of your attitude towards pot? If that's the case I can guarantee you that you would be surprised by who you know that does it but would never let you know. It doesn't take people long to figure out when people have an uncompromising attitude and zip their lips.
I wouldn't have very many friends if I went there. I don't do it much, but I certainly don't care if someone else does. But then I don't interfere with what anyone does as long as it isn't affecting me.
Sir, yes, I have lost friends over it.
You, sir, may not care what your friends do when they aren't around you.
But, I most certainly DO care what my friends do.
You say that what they do away from me, doesn't affect me personally?
I beg to differ.
The friends that I lost, were NOT because of my stance on drug use.
It was because of the fact, that because they smoked pot, parents/girlfriends/other friends/and law enforcement naturally assumed that I smoked it as well.
When you have a "friend" that visits your residence all the time (who smokes dope)...and the police decide to raid your residence because they believe that means you must be doing it also....THAT is more than reason enough for me to stop being "friends" with that person.
Oh, and currently, I KNOW FOR A VERIFIED FACT, that there is only a single person that I associate with, who occasionally does any kind of drugs (and he smokes pot).
That person is my 27 yr old "middle" son.
The only reason that I haven't kicked him to the curb (pot; violent temper which has resulted in not only his arrest for domestic battery twice, including less than a month ago....but also in 2013, resulted in him attacking me & beating me about the back of my head so bad that he gave me a concussion....in my own home....all because I was watching NASCAR, and wouldn't change the channel to watch the TV show that HE wanted to watch, "The Walking Dead"; other issues he has from serving 15 months in Iraq)........the only reason that he still is in my life, is that he is my son.
The rest of his family...his mother; brothers; grandparents; & aunts/uncles on that side; as well as my sister; and my parents...have all written him off, and will barely talk to him.
How can I be so certain that he is the only one I associate with, that does drugs?
Simple, I have gotten to be extremely cautious about making friends during the past 15 years.
And I keep my list of friends that I associate with, on a regular basis, very small.
That may annoy some people.
But, I am OK with that.