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Chris Walsh said...
Guys, I'm going to suggest that if you want to continue to debate on whether pot should be legalized you take it over the Water Cooler. It's a worthwhile discussion, but we try and keep everything on this board specific to Alabama athletics. Thanks.
New thread topic..
"Why I dont think pot should affect Dre's draft stock"
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Mxylplyx said...
I would hope you make the exact same argument for alcohol, or is that different because you've drank it and personally know what it's affects are? For every one smoker you know that fits your neat, media driven stereotype of what a smoker is, there are 10 more that fly completely under the radar because they use it responsibly.
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BamaJan said...
My ex was a casual, supposedly responsible user when we married. We had children before his addiction to it surfaced. He started as a casual, "responsible" user but evolved into an addict who couldn't function without being high. He couldn't keep a job because of his addiction, so we moved a lot. It was tough on our children who had to start over in new towns and new schools far more than they should have. I think most pot smokers believe they're being responsible. My ex still thinks he's a responsible pot smoker. He doesn't recognize what he has become, because it's me who had the problem, not him. I was a "*itch" who never wanted to "have fun". He wouldn't get help, even when we begged him to. He still doesn't think he's an addict. Smoking a bowl with friends when you're twenty can easily become not being able to enjoy a visit with your son whom you haven't seen in months without getting high in your bathroom first.
How many of you pot smokers want your children to smoke, too? How many of you get high on family vacations? How about for your kids' school plays? School concerts? Graduations? How about your daughter's wedding? Ask yourself if that's the example you want to set for your children and if those are the memories you want to give them... and if you think that's the kind of parent children can be proud of. I promise you, it isn't. Every day of my life I wish for a "do-over", so my children could've grown up without that stress and unhappiness in their lives.
I don't think many college-age casual, "responsible" pot-smokers ever dream they will turn into a middle-aged, pathetic addict. I'm sure twenty-somethings who spend every weekend at the downtown bars never dream they'll become alcoholics either. A lot of them won't, but some of them will.
My stereotype, as you refer to it, didn't come from the media. I was married to him for 28 years. I know exactly what addiction looks like.
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