Quote From: dne321I respectfully have to disagree with every point you made about marijuana. I watched the show with intense interest. This debate about whether marijuana made your son rage is ridiculous. The debate about whether marijuana is dangerous is laughable.
We were all teenagers once (or are) and we made (or make) choices that lead us into adulthood. I have smoked pot everyday for over 15 years and I am only 28. I chose pot over all else. I never did cocaine or anything else. Now I watch as half of the people, mothers and fathers, friends and coworkers in my peer group get addicted, or are addicted to prescription drugs and end up worse off than ever. The other half is addicted to alcohol. They all justify it by saying it is legal. Most of those people have driven drunk or have passed out on vicodins somewhere other than home and think they are ok because it is ok in society today to take lots of prescription drugs and drink alcohol heavily. I graduated high school and I have gone to work everyday since I was legally able, I pay taxes, and I am back in school again now to further my education, not to make more money, but to expand my knowledge to make the world a better place.
Scare stories like these are exactly what the alcohol industry and the pharmaceutical companies want. Marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it is classified as a drug that is worse than herion and as bad as crystal meth.
My face has never melted off, I have never hurt anyone, I have never made a late mortgage payment because I needed the drug. (that's right I own my own home and car for that matter) I am a responsible adult who chooses to use a plant that grows naturally on the earth. Not a manmade less effective, more dangerous alternative like Xanex or Paxil. One day I hope the light is really shone on what marijuana is capable of concerning health and wellbeing.
I am so sorry to hear about your relationship with your son being as terrible as it was and I hope it gets better, whether the problem was the pot or not. But I do not believe, nor will I ever believe that Marijuana contributed to his rage. Teenage boys are angry if they are locked up all the time for suspecting they might do something. Your son seems to be an intellient youngman. I hope it all works out for you all.
I applaud you! You are an example of someone who uses it and somehow didn't automatically turn into a crazy, violent, monster! I know lots of people who are similar to you. They use it and you wouldn't even know from the outside!
Some people actually think that they're better than "potheads" and pop their adderall and oxycotins that the doctor even prescribed and act like weed is evil!
Bravo to you for using it without it using you! If everyone was like you, it wouldn't be on Schedule 1!
Cocaine is even on Schedule 2! That's bull.
