Am I being Selfish?

[Dbondjuk]

Originally Posted by Mr. Saint

Have you ever seen the movie Reefer Madness? It perfectly depicts how Marijuana will takeover your life. It is an evil drug that that you can’t control, it controls you. It destroys families and communities whenever it rears its evil head. Try it once and you will be hopelessly addicted for the rest of your life. It kills tens of thousands of people a year and if you buy it you are supporting terrorism.

I lol'd. I'm not going to lie. Marijuana isn't a drug and if someone lets it take over their life, they needed help in the first place. I wont lie (again), I've smoked weed plenty of times, I'm not addicted to it. It's rather boring, but fun on occasion, say a few times a year. I don't waste my time on that and I have NEVER wasted money on ANY drug and I NEVER will.

My point is that it just isn't as insane as you make it out to be Saint. The best thing about that entire paragraph was the part about " if you buy it you are supporting terrorism." I love adding that to random things I say, it makes them funnier :O

EDIT: I think maybe saint was being sarcastic? Anyhow, my statement stands still.

On another note, if you use smoke regularly, then yeah, you will probably be a bit slower then usual and probably not on top of things, that's about it. It doesn't ruin lives if you have enough self discipline to know when to quit. It's not addictive, but it is a users choice when they want to stop, they can. If they don't want to, not worth your time. They are hopelessly retarded and probably have no common sense. (no offense to anyone, just my opinion)

[EvilEvilKitten]

His wife keeps an eye on his alcohol intake - which is legal - so why shouldn't he do the same for his wife - with the exception that weed is ILLEGAL and therefore NOT something he and/or she should be involved with?

I leave parties if there are drugs being used. I refuse to go to this one couple's parties because I know they do drugs. I cannot afford to be around them nor associated with anyone who does them. One bust and my professional license is gone - for life. Not only that, but I would be forever banned from ever associating, hanging out, or whatever, with my former professional associates. I'd have to disband my company and fire all of my employees. And it wouldn't even take a conviction - just being there would be enough.

I know y'all think weed is pffft, nothing - but it ISN'T.

You're at the age when you pick up life habits - making sure those habits are good ones is NOT a matter to take lightly.

Live the life you want-- starting NOW.

[LickMyGamete]

Originally Posted by nuttychick

Mr Saint seems like you and I where the only ones who read
the first post... lol we should of quoted it me thinks.....The attitude changed alot with the second one.......

Nutty, how does the tone of the first post change anything? It's still the same situation..I was still asking if it's wrong for me to tell my wife she can't try marijuana. I remember typing how I can't stand the marijuana culture. I hate seeing 14 year olds with pot leaves on skateboards. I hate seeing "shrooms of the world" posters. I hate having to stand by obvious losers who stink of marijuana while waiting in the checkout line at stores. So what? The people I use to hang out with who did it have done nothing with their life during the last ten years. I hate seeing my wifes new friends drop out of college, knowing THEY'RE not going to do anything with their life. I hate seeing their glazed over look, and I hate visiting their smoke filled apartment.

What does that change?

Edit ---

Evil, thanks for your posts.

[EvilEvilKitten]

Of course it's a drug.
And ANYTHING can be addictive - depending upon the person(s) involved.
Watch the tv show Monk lately?

You're welcome, Lick.

[funinthesun]

Sorry to move off topic some but I believe this applies to others as well so it's not just a pm. I see EEK already touched on the topic of how it can affect a professional career and I would just like to expand on it.

Your personal views on the effects of marijuana or other drugs, or even whether or not you consider it a drug, and whether they should or shouldn't be illegal DOES NOT MATTER TO THE LAW. Mr. Saint especially, you damn well better get rid of whatever 'filter' you're looking through, because the vast majority of the field you are pursuing does not tolerate proximity much less participation. Even if it is only a misdemeanor in California, it doesn't mean people in other parts of the country will brush it aside and not apply their judgment to a record.
Most scientific developmental money comes from the government. Almost all of that government money is given with a clause that those with drug convictions are not eligible. The same applies for most academic scholarships. Lots of companies won't hire those with drug records. Lots of companies that would - CAN'T!! - due to security clearances required just to drive through the company gate even if your specific job doesn't require one and those security clearances are given by the.....government. See the pattern here?
All of those drawbacks aren't even including the fact that even if you do get a job where most people tolerate it, all it takes is ONE person who wants what you have, to turn you in to the wrong person, and you're out the door. Never underestimate what people are willing to do in workplace politics to get ahead. Exposing yourself to all of these risks is extremely irresponsible and stupid.

Given those consequences - The selfish person would be the one wanting to try it just for the sake of trying it - at the expense of the all of the above risks towards his/her future - and since they're married - THEIR futures.

[aliceyalice]

maybe if she tries it she will be as allergic as i was to the stuff! while everyone around me was crowing about what fun they were having, i was dry heaving and hyperventillating had sever chest pains and was covered in hives. a few years later my exhusband told me that i had just 'gotten ahold of a bad batch' and convinced me to give it another try. with the same results. all in all he tried several different 'strains' of the stuff and i never found one that did not make me mortally ill. after about four months of his futile attempts to make me 'see what fun' it supposedly was, i announced his experiments were over and i never went near the stuff again.

a few family members smoke marijuana. whenever i have visited their homes after they have smoked it inside, i immediately become sick.

[EvilEvilKitten]

Not worth the effort or the disgrace.