Smoking Weed
kevinf2380
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I've never done drugs and always tried to distance myself from people that do. I recently made a friend I like a lot who just admitted he smokes now and then. I get that marijuana is becoming more acceptable in our society. I've always felt is kind of a crutch for a lack happiness elsewhere. Would you stop being friends with someone over this?
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No, I compare weed to alcohol (or not even as bad as alcohol) and everyone I know, drinks alcohol sometimes. I wouldn't have friends anymore.10
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Hard drugs? Yeah sure. Weed though? Probably not. I think in some ways weed is less damaging than alcohol, especially the way people drink here (NZ). Personally I find that people who smoke the odd joint to be just as fun as people who don't. People who smoke quite regularly are kind of boring though.
The obvious exception is if they are pressuring you to *kitten*. If so, ditch that *kitten*.3 -
Weed is on the same level as alcohol to me. I hope to see it legalized sometime in my life so that the stigma of it goes away. It's not a "hard drug", in my opinion.2
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I doubt they would. This person is considerate to the point where I think if they started to smoke and I didn't they'd just put it away.1
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Not at all, but I do like to partake once in a while, so I'm slightly biased. I'm not unhappy in any way either, no more than any other normal person. It will soon be legalized here, as well as growing it, so times...they are a changing! I think you should base your decision on whether to be friends more on their personality when they are with you, than on any perceived "crutch". xo5
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I wouldn't stop being friends with them.
I'm 100% for marijuana, recreational and medicinal.5 -
I wouldn't stop being friends with them. Weed is no worse than alcohol.2
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I actually lost some friends over it in the past. My wife was pregnant at the time and we were over at their house for a party. I could smell people smoking it up stairs. I confronted them later about smoking where someone was pregnant. Instead of apologizing they just said no one is going to tell them what to do in their own home.0
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kevinf2380 wrote: »I actually lost some friends over it in the past. My wife was pregnant at the time and we were over at their house for a party. I could smell people smoking it up stairs. I confronted them later about smoking where someone was pregnant. Instead of apologizing they just said no one is going to tell them what to do in their own home.
Well, you didn't really have any right to tell them what to do in their home, especially since they were upstairs and not in front of your wife, but I digress. I hate smoking cigarettes more than anything else, but wouldn't drop them as a friend because of it, unless they turned into the daily partakers. Doing something like that all day everyday is too dependent for my liking, unless they're in chronic pain.
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I don't see why you wouldn't be friends with someone who tokes up on the weekends sometimes.
Depending on what that marijuana laws are where you live, as long as he doesn't have any on him when he's in your car then it's no big deal.2 -
kevinf2380 wrote: »I've never done drugs and always tried to distance myself from people that do. I recently made a friend I like a lot who just admitted he smokes now and then. I get that marijuana is becoming more acceptable in our society. I've always felt is kind of a crutch for a lack happiness elsewhere. Would you stop being friends with someone over this?
Alcohol is a drug. Would you stop being friends with somebody because they enjoy a beer? Shouldn't people who drink get their happiness elsewhere, like from pumping iron?0 -
kevinf2380 wrote: »I actually lost some friends over it in the past. My wife was pregnant at the time and we were over at their house for a party. I could smell people smoking it up stairs. I confronted them later about smoking where someone was pregnant. Instead of apologizing they just said no one is going to tell them what to do in their own home.
If you had people over, one of them was pregnant, and they confronted you about your choice in music, demanding to know how you could play anything but Mozart in a place where someone was pregnant, would you apologize, or would you perhaps be slightly miffed to have orders given to you in your home?3 -
NorthCascades wrote: »kevinf2380 wrote: »I've never done drugs and always tried to distance myself from people that do. I recently made a friend I like a lot who just admitted he smokes now and then. I get that marijuana is becoming more acceptable in our society. I've always felt is kind of a crutch for a lack happiness elsewhere. Would you stop being friends with someone over this?
Alcohol is a drug. Would you stop being friends with somebody because they enjoy a beer? Shouldn't people who drink get their happiness elsewhere, like from pumping iron?
I actually do stop being friends with people who think doing anything fun requires alcohol. I hate the alcohol comparison. It's not even close to the same thing. You get a surprise drug test at work after a night of drinking and you still have a job.4 -
I would not. I'd be short a lot of friends if I did.2
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wow. glad i'm not your "friend". I'd undoubtedly do something you don't like and you'd bail on the friendship.
No offense, but sounds kinda high and mighty to me.8 -
NorthCascades wrote: »kevinf2380 wrote: »I actually lost some friends over it in the past. My wife was pregnant at the time and we were over at their house for a party. I could smell people smoking it up stairs. I confronted them later about smoking where someone was pregnant. Instead of apologizing they just said no one is going to tell them what to do in their own home.
If you had people over, one of them was pregnant, and they confronted you about your choice in music, demanding to know how you could play anything but Mozart in a place where someone was pregnant, would you apologize, or would you perhaps be slightly miffed to have orders given to you in your home?
That depends if Mozart had been scientifically proven to cause birth defects or not.3 -
If your friend opened up to you and was like "dude...I cook meth on the weekends...wanna hang?" then I would reconsider the friendship.3
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kevinf2380 wrote: »NorthCascades wrote: »kevinf2380 wrote: »I've never done drugs and always tried to distance myself from people that do. I recently made a friend I like a lot who just admitted he smokes now and then. I get that marijuana is becoming more acceptable in our society. I've always felt is kind of a crutch for a lack happiness elsewhere. Would you stop being friends with someone over this?
Alcohol is a drug. Would you stop being friends with somebody because they enjoy a beer? Shouldn't people who drink get their happiness elsewhere, like from pumping iron?
I actually do stop being friends with people who think doing anything fun requires alcohol. I hate the alcohol comparison. It's not even close to the same thing. You get a surprise drug test at work after a night of drinking and you still have a job.
You come across as quite judge-y...That's unfortunate, as everyone is different, and that shouldn't be the cause of you ending a friendship. If you were my friend, and suddenly decided you didn't want to know me because I smoked a joint, I'd think I dodged a bullet. No offense!2 -
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@JustMissTracy no offense taken. You're entitled to your opinion.1
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JustMissTracy wrote: »kevinf2380 wrote: »NorthCascades wrote: »kevinf2380 wrote: »I've never done drugs and always tried to distance myself from people that do. I recently made a friend I like a lot who just admitted he smokes now and then. I get that marijuana is becoming more acceptable in our society. I've always felt is kind of a crutch for a lack happiness elsewhere. Would you stop being friends with someone over this?
Alcohol is a drug. Would you stop being friends with somebody because they enjoy a beer? Shouldn't people who drink get their happiness elsewhere, like from pumping iron?
I actually do stop being friends with people who think doing anything fun requires alcohol. I hate the alcohol comparison. It's not even close to the same thing. You get a surprise drug test at work after a night of drinking and you still have a job.
You come across as quite judge-y...That's unfortunate, as everyone is different, and that shouldn't be the cause of you ending a friendship. If you were my friend, and suddenly decided you didn't want to know me because I smoked a joint, I'd think I dodged a bullet. No offense!
^^^ I was thinking the same thing.2 -
As are you; I'm sure you're a fabulous guy, who obviously takes good care of his wife...As I said earlier on tho, times are changing.....it is 2016, not 1980...thinking has evolved.0
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While mostly illegal, I believe that it's less harmless; than alcohol. I believe that the only reason why it's illegal, is because it'd cost the pharmaceutical companies revenue, if/when people can be helped just as much or even better, than with their medications. However because it's illegal & even places where it's legal, people can still be fired from their jobs; if they use it. Therefore I don't believe a person whom gets drug tested at work, should be around anyone whom smokes it & for this reason I'd prefer that if someone whom does use but doesn't get drug tested, should possibly use it in a way that doesn't expose others to their use; to ensure that someone else remains drug free.5
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kevinf2380 wrote: »NorthCascades wrote: »kevinf2380 wrote: »I've never done drugs and always tried to distance myself from people that do. I recently made a friend I like a lot who just admitted he smokes now and then. I get that marijuana is becoming more acceptable in our society. I've always felt is kind of a crutch for a lack happiness elsewhere. Would you stop being friends with someone over this?
Alcohol is a drug. Would you stop being friends with somebody because they enjoy a beer? Shouldn't people who drink get their happiness elsewhere, like from pumping iron?
I actually do stop being friends with people who think doing anything fun requires alcohol. I hate the alcohol comparison. It's not even close to the same thing. You get a surprise drug test at work after a night of drinking and you still have a job.
Well, marijuana is legal in my state, so it pretty much IS the same thing.
Except, unlike alcohol, I've never heard of anybody getting stoned and beating their kids or wife. So you're right, there's a difference.7 -
I used to smoke... before it was medicinal... Not long ago I had the opportunity to be friends with a fella that smoked for medicinal reasons... I just could not get used to the stench of his house. I used to smoke cigarettes too... now.. I don't mind the smell of second hand smoke... BUT the small of someone who just had a cigarette? is totally off putting...and for the record... I haven't quit either I am just putting together a streak between the last one and the next one... cigarettes is going on 8 years...pot... probably closer to 12... that being said... as soon as it is legal I'll be inline to get mine :P1
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kevinf2380 wrote: »NorthCascades wrote: »kevinf2380 wrote: »I actually lost some friends over it in the past. My wife was pregnant at the time and we were over at their house for a party. I could smell people smoking it up stairs. I confronted them later about smoking where someone was pregnant. Instead of apologizing they just said no one is going to tell them what to do in their own home.
If you had people over, one of them was pregnant, and they confronted you about your choice in music, demanding to know how you could play anything but Mozart in a place where someone was pregnant, would you apologize, or would you perhaps be slightly miffed to have orders given to you in your home?
That depends if Mozart had been scientifically proven to cause birth defects or not.
When has it been scientifically proven that a person smoking marijuana in the same zipcode as a pregnant lady causes birth defects? No, it hasn't.
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