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Would you smoke weed in front of your kids?

I was confronted by my kids mother and she asked me if I smoked weed in front of our son. The truth is I have. He is 15 years old. I am of the opinion that being honest with our children helps us to be a better guide than gaslighting and hiding the truth. I have had many conversations with both of my teen kids about cannabis. We have talked about how it can be a great alternative to western medicine at times. We have talked about the power of intention when working with substances like cannabis. We have talked about the stigma that exists with something like cannabis even though it is legal. Is alcohol better? I really don't think so but I am sure that is up for debate. We have also talked at length about the traps that come with abuse of it. I have been vulnerable with them about my own addiction issues at times and where it has been a crutch for me. I believe our children learn more when we are vulnerable and seek to guide as opposed to attempting to control them. We were all 15 at one time and most of us have considered smoking pot and had it around us somewhere. At the end of the day, a young adult will make their own decisions anyways. I believe it is better to be an ally over an adversary. I would love to hear from others on here on how they would approach this.

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Sovereign Being 8mo ago

I would. What's the difference between having a drink in front of them?

Alcohol is far worse than weed, it's not even close, it's just more socially acceptable. There was a guy, David Nutt, who conducted a study on drug safety for the UK gov, alcohol was the worst and weed was the least harmful. They fired him, of course. He wrote a book about it.

Weed continues to be subject to bullshit lies, and now being roped in with hemp cannabinoids while being blamed for their effects. Same reason why frequency modulating psychedelics are class A in this shit hole.

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n0>1 8mo ago

I completely agree. I remember in highschool I wrote a paper about this. Weed was completely illegal back then and I never understood why alcohol, which seems more dangerous was socially acceptable. It's interesting now they are both legal and there is still additional stigma around weed. Makes no sense.

Sovereign Being 8mo ago

Unfortunately it does make sense when most form their opinions based on what TV experts tell them.

It's typically the older generations who still cling to this idea too. It's harder to profit off something that anyone can grow...

Crazy Horse Malt Beverage 8mo ago

Many people don't care for weed or drug culture.

Alcohol occupies a unique place at it's both an intoxicated and a fermented beverage.

I once heard a phrase that "You don't have a culture if you don't have cultured foods."

Many people historically relied on fermented alcoholic beverages like beer and hard cider as one of the few safe things to drink, since the alcohol kills pathogens and serves as a preservative.

Alcohol consumption also lends itself to more of a social lubricant than cannabis.

n0>1 8mo ago

So how do we define a drug?

Crazy Horse Malt Beverage 8mo ago

In this case a substance that alters a persons state of consciousness.

n0>1 8mo ago

Does alcohol count as a drug? How about coffee?

Crazy Horse Malt Beverage 8mo ago

I would include both of those, yes, assuming caffienated coffee.