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My family believes very strongly about lots of things. One of those things is legal marajuana. They think if somebody in the USA wants to smoke pot, let them. Pretty much everybody in my family smokes pot except for me. I'm 15 years old. I think they're wrong. I don't think pot should be legal because it makes people do stupid things. But so does beer and other alchaholic drinks. But they're legal. So I think maybe they should not allow alchahol or pot. I'd like to point this out to my family but I don't want lectures. What should I do?
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Hey,
Wow, that's a really tough situation, and I'm sorry you are being put in it. I myself do not have an opinion about the topid, so I promise this will be completely unbiased advice.
I think you are right to stand up for yourself, and not do anything that you don't think is right, but for right now, I'm not sure if you can do anything to influence your parents. Maybe you could do some research and calmly present them with the factual information about marajuana...both sides of course, and your own opinion. Try asking them first to stop smoking around you, and then see what comes of it.
Hopefully, your family will respect you enough to comply. If not, wait a bit, avoid them when they are smoking, and try again when you feel it is a good time. I hope this helped a bit, and please feel free to email or IM me anytime with the "results"
*Carrie
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Well I agree with you completely.Marijuana is terrible, and so is alchohol.I think alchohol should be illegalized also.Research marijuana and all its negative health affects so when you tell your family your oppinions you have evidence to back them up if they say "it's not bad".
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Thats horrible. Just horrible. Tell someone you dumb ass this is against the law! Someones life could be at stake!
Please do something!
Jacki
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dont give into what other people think, even your family. your doing yourself a favor by not doing weed or anything lik that.
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eh get over yourself and smoke some weed. nah jsut kidding you dont have to but see you choose not to, and your family choose to. theyre gonna smoke wether its legal or not so it would be better for you if it was
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you are so right to not smoke pot and all that other stuff. it can make people do stupid things. it is wrong that your family does it. if it were my family, i would definetely talk to them about it. i would not want my family getting hurt because i didn't talk to them about it. if it takes getting a lecture, but it stops them from smoking pot, then i would talk to them.
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To someone who feels strongly about this subject as your your family seems to, it would most likely offend them if you try to tell them that their wrong and that pot makes them do stupid things. I do not smoke pot, I tried it when I was 16-17, but never got into it. I just didn't like it and thought it was affecting my school work.
My family however, all smoke pot. I see my mother light up every day. It does not bother me, I do not think she is ruining her life. She goes to work every day and comes home and smokes a joint. If I were to tell her that pot is ruining her life, and it should never be legalized, then I would simply be putting her entire life style down.
So, you can have your opinions, and you should have your own opinions, but you need to think about it hard before you voice those opinions. I think it would be great if you had a conversation with your family. You will get a lecture of course, but isn't that exactly what you would be giving them in the first place. It would basically be you lecturing your family on how pot is bad, and your family lecturing you on how pot is good. It could come out being a quite entertaining conversation.
I completely disagree with you when you say that we should not allow alcohal or pot. You need to do some research on this topic. Do some research on when alcohal was actionally illegal in the United States. Research how "good" that was. If you reserach these things then you will be able to make better points to your family and might actually be able to change their minds. But if you simply spout off a bunch of things about how pot makes you do stupid things, then they will not listen and only be offended.
I am actually interested in what you mean by "stupid things".
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The US tried banning alcohol during the period known as Prohibition. It was when the mob ran speak-easies, selling alcohol illegally, until the very stupid constitutional amendment that banned alcohol was repealed.<br>
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Yes, there are substances that can cause people to do stupid things.<br>
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The answer is NOT to ban those things, but to get people to be smart enough and responsible enough not to take so much of those things that they become stupid. People who drink casually, like at a dinner, don't do it to get plastered. Why punish them all becuase some dumbass wants to get shitfaced and puke a whole lot while falling over? Likewise, why punish the person who can smoke pot responibly?<br>
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Mind you, not only do I not smoke pot (for one, it REEKS like all hell), but I also don't drink - but that is my choice. I don't go around trying to force my choice on others - especially not when people who choose to partake in those things can do so in a responible manner.
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Let em do what they want..jus dont follow in their footsteps if you don't want to..cause you sayin something might not do much they probably wont care bout what you say..they'll probably continue doin what they want..and even if you do tell em they'll probably jus end up doin it behind your back anyways..~*DEZ*~
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firstly, you're a good kid for having your own opinions and not just flushing with your family. Now, if you want to express these opinions to your family members you should find a time when everyone's together and no one's angry. Then just ask them to hear you out on your ideas and offer to hear their's as well even if you have had them beaten over you. You could also wait until the next time you're all together and someone decides to smoke. Say something like, "I'd prefer it if you didn't light up around me" then explain your case from there. Just make sure you're well-researched and they should listen.
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Hi,
I think you're great for thinking for yourself rather than just believing what you're being told!! Stick with that :) If you don't want to smoke pot, don't.
You obviously have some really strong views on this, and you should always stand up for that, but make sure that when you do tell your parents, don't make it sound like you're attacking them. Next time the subject comes up, mention the fact that you don't agree with it - simply say something along the lines of, 'you don't have to agree with me, but I don't like the idea of smoking pot. I think it makes people do stupid things'. Your family may laugh it off or be shocked or have any number of reactions, but just remember that whatever they say, you should always stand up for what you believe in!!
Blessed Be,
Rach xxx
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tell your family how you feel and tell them the consequences of them smokin it if they can't stop for themselve then they should stop for you because they probably mean alot to you and tell them how you wouldn't want to lose them to anything espeacially marajuana and tell them that the second hand smoke will eventually kill you even though you didn't smoke it
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You might just want to keep it to yourself. I completely agree with you, and I'm sorry your family does pot. Try to be strong and don't do it yourself. If you really want to say something.. just like during dinner if you get on a pot-related subject simply say "I don't think pot should be legal" Let it go from there. Good luck!
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All you can do without getting lectures is not do it. I bet you'll come around eventually- besides, pot isn't bad for you at all.. if you wanna know more, ask.
By the way your family sounds real fuckin stellar. Wanna trade?
PEACE
BY THE WAY, that shit answer you just recieved from uacctk14.. is wrong. You can't "lose" someone to weed and the second hand smoke will NOT KILL YOU.. that's cigarettes you ignorant child- and even then it would take years.
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