greenfreak said:
Tons more questions, hope you don't mind.
I've always seen it as something people do to feel better. To feel something that they can't feel any other way in their life. To lose control. Just from these few responses, that seems to be the trend.
i don't do it to lose control...i do it because i like the mellow...i may smoke more if i've had a bad day but that's because having a bad day makes you crave feeling good....if you are using anything to drown your troubles you need to acknowledge this and try to rectify the situation.
Do any of you get that good of a feeling out of anything else in your life?
sure! my children. special people.
Is that the only way you can feel good, to use a drug?
no, but some days you take what you can get.
What about your kids, don't they bring you as much joy? see above. What do you say to people that think something must be missing in your life if you need to smoke pot so much to feel better about yourself?
i ask them what vices they are hiding...everyone has a vice, pot is mine.
And for the parents (or those who plan on having kids) would you smoke pot with your children and tell them what you posted here?
doing drugs with your children is twisted..as a general rule i do not smoke in front of my children...it has happened....but no one thinks twice about drinking a beer or smoking a cigarette in public in front of children.
That it's a good thing, makes you feel good, so it's cool? Try to convince them that it's no worse than alcohol and encourage them to find out for themselves?
i will not teach them it is cool...it is a vice the same as any other and i don't promote vices in children...when they are 18 they can make their own decisions about life but before that they abide by my rules...hypocritical? damn straight...name me one good parent who isn't.
And where do you get it from? I mean, I hate to sound so naive, but do you have a dealer that you have clandestine visits with?
you know people who know people who know people..

it is very prevalent really.