Quote From: dmess123This is the problem. People do not believe that marijuana is bad. People believe that marijuana does not affect you. People believe that marijuana is safe. IT IS NOT. I watched my son decline from being one of the smartest people I have ever met to not being able to pass. I watched him go from such a loving human being to a violent one. Never to me but holes in walls, broken things, threats, etc.... I would have never dreamed that he would have cussed at me like he did. I watched as marijuana made him into a human being that I had never met before nor would I have wanted to know.
Of course when he was high, he was fine and relaxed and happy. OF COURSE. It was when he would be off of it and wanting it. It made him (and others I know) turn in to moody, hateful, untrustworthy people. And it is ILLEGAL. Maybe it has not affected you or people you know. But to some it affects greatly. And the myth that it is better than alcohol or any other drugs or does not affect people as bad is ENTIRELY WRONG. I KNOW. I am Dawn. Brad's mom.
Please do not let the possiblity that Marijuana is horrible pass you by. Be open minded. Listen carefully and be careful.
Seriously, ONLY pot made your son violent and evil? Well, if that's what happened to your son, then that sucks.
I don't think that it changes my mind about pot at all, though.
I still believe that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol and other drugs. I mean, I'm not saying that it's great for you at all. It does get smoke into your lungs and make you a little more forgetful. But I know people who smoke pot only, and then I know people who do other drugs and drink. The people who only smoke pot are usually noththing like you describe your son being, whether they are on or off the stuff. In fact, most of the time, I can't even tell if they are high or not! The people who do other drugs or drink turn violent and crazy, sometimes, though.
What you described in your sons behavior is new to me. He must have had an fairly bad psychological addiction. But I, personaly, have never known ANYONE to need it soooo bad when they're off it, that they turn violent. Maybe a little moody, but that's it. And most of the time, (again) I don't even know if they have had it or not.
I'm sorry about your son, but nothing your son went through will make me think differently people who ARE good, honest, friendly people that you would NEVER suspect have some pot occasionally. Why should I dislike it if they smoke pot if it doesn't make them moddy or violent or hateful? (besides it being illegal but I don't agree with drug laws anyway) If your son got that way only from pot, then yeah, he should avoid it. But that doesn't mean that everyone will be affected that way.
I am open minded. I have heard pros AND lots of cons for marijuana. But, in the end, I go by my personal experiences, not anyone elses.
Again, I wish we could all just get high on life and not have to have this debate. But if I'm not going to tell someone whether or not they can put alcohol in them and ruin their liver, then I won't tell them if they can smoke weed (for adults, only btw.)
