Smoking Pot in College

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All the "high stats" kids smoked pot in the 90s and I'm sure before and after.

Pot usage is up. The football coach at Boulder complained about the smell in the stadium. It’s no longer hidden, it’s something kids do daily and in the open.

Kids at Boulder have been smoking copious amounts of weed for decades,

Not publicly and you’re kidding yourself if you don’t realize that pot usage is up to dangerous levels.

Elaborate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we really clutching pearls at the notion that weed is being smoked on college campuses in the year of our lord 2025? I’m lshocked that some of you Gen X parents live such sheltered lives.

This isn’t Gen X smoking an occasional joint. As PP suggested some kids are smoking all day everyday to the point that dorms always smell like it. Would you be condoning drinking every day?

[Anonymous]

I wouldnt be happy if my son developed any new addictions in college: alcohol, weed, vaping, porn, gambling, video games, etc. But there's only so much one can do, I have tried to raise him to understand the costs/risks before he leaves the nest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the "high stats" kids smoked pot in the 90s and I'm sure before and after.

Pot usage is up. The football coach at Boulder complained about the smell in the stadium. It’s no longer hidden, it’s something kids do daily and in the open.

Kids at Boulder have been smoking copious amounts of weed for decades,

Not publicly and you’re kidding yourself if you don’t realize that pot usage is up to dangerous levels.

Elaborate.

Is drinking daily healthy? Kids are “waking and baking”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the "high stats" kids smoked pot in the 90s and I'm sure before and after.

Pot usage is up. The football coach at Boulder complained about the smell in the stadium. It’s no longer hidden, it’s something kids do daily and in the open.

Kids at Boulder have been smoking copious amounts of weed for decades,

Not publicly and you’re kidding yourself if you don’t realize that pot usage is up to dangerous levels.

Elaborate.

Is drinking daily healthy? Kids are “waking and baking”

This was happening in the 90s as was drinking daily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many kids smoking pot in college these days? I’m worried about my high stats kid but apparently everyone smokes now, not just the losers. Apparently it’s more popular than drinking. Is your high stat kid smoking pot?

It's started for most kids in high school. My DS doesn't yet but he said his friends view it as similar to alcohol because it's legal at 21, they don't differentiate between the two drugs. Unfortunately, marijuana is much stronger than it was when we were growing up since it's easier to obtain from a licensed dispenser with a fake ID, and most kids use cartridges to inhale it which puts it into the bloodstream faster than eating it (in a brownie), same with smoking it. We've shared a lot of info and new research that shows marijuana has a much stronger and longer-lasting effect on developing brains (teens and under 25) that has more significant bad long-term impacts on IQ and focus. Our DS says he is turning down pot now in HS but I do worry about the constant pressure and normalization in college. Finally, our DS is very aware that marijuana can be laced with fetanyl if it's not purchased from a regulated dispensary but honestly the legit stuff also fries their young brains. It's best to just share the research with your kids about how it will cause a decline in IQ and focus if they use it long-term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many kids smoking pot in college these days? I’m worried about my high stats kid but apparently everyone smokes now, not just the losers. Apparently it’s more popular than drinking. Is your high stat kid smoking pot?

It's started for most kids in high school. My DS doesn't yet but he said his friends view it as similar to alcohol because it's legal at 21, they don't differentiate between the two drugs. Unfortunately, marijuana is much stronger than it was when we were growing up since it's easier to obtain from a licensed dispenser with a fake ID, and most kids use cartridges to inhale it which puts it into the bloodstream faster than eating it (in a brownie), same with smoking it. We've shared a lot of info and new research that shows marijuana has a much stronger and longer-lasting effect on developing brains (teens and under 25) that has more significant bad long-term impacts on IQ and focus. Our DS says he is turning down pot now in HS but I do worry about the constant pressure and normalization in college. Finally, our DS is very aware that marijuana can be laced with fetanyl if it's not purchased from a regulated dispensary but honestly the legit stuff also fries their young brains. It's best to just share the research with your kids about how it will cause a decline in IQ and focus if they use it long-term.

This. Anyone that claims this is the same as the 90’s is either naive or trying to bury their head in the sand.

[Anonymous]

Op- you are weird. What does your kid being “high stats” have to do with smoking pot?

[Anonymous]

Yalies have this problem. https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/11/07/morse-dean-tells-students-to-take-their-marijauna-for-a-walk/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we really clutching pearls at the notion that weed is being smoked on college campuses in the year of our lord 2025? I’m lshocked that some of you Gen X parents live such sheltered lives.

This isn’t Gen X smoking an occasional joint. As PP suggested some kids are smoking all day everyday to the point that dorms always smell like it. Would you be condoning drinking every day?

Genx here. We were complete stoners, not “occasional smokers.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many kids smoking pot in college these days? I’m worried about my high stats kid but apparently everyone smokes now, not just the losers. Apparently it’s more popular than drinking. Is your high stat kid smoking pot?

It's started for most kids in high school. My DS doesn't yet but he said his friends view it as similar to alcohol because it's legal at 21, they don't differentiate between the two drugs. Unfortunately, marijuana is much stronger than it was when we were growing up since it's easier to obtain from a licensed dispenser with a fake ID, and most kids use cartridges to inhale it which puts it into the bloodstream faster than eating it (in a brownie), same with smoking it. We've shared a lot of info and new research that shows marijuana has a much stronger and longer-lasting effect on developing brains (teens and under 25) that has more significant bad long-term impacts on IQ and focus. Our DS says he is turning down pot now in HS but I do worry about the constant pressure and normalization in college. Finally, our DS is very aware that marijuana can be laced with fetanyl if it's not purchased from a regulated dispensary but honestly the legit stuff also fries their young brains. It's best to just share the research with your kids about how it will cause a decline in IQ and focus if they use it long-term.

New marijuana is more potent now than from our days, especially through "carting" (similar delivery to e-cig or vaping). It's also more ubiquitous and easier to get with a fake ID as it's legal in many states. But it does have very long-lasting, strong impacts cognitively if used regularly before age of 25, while brain is still developing.

Be aware of this and have candid discussions. If they must try it, it's better to use an edible than carting or inhaling it. They should never use it if it doesn't come from a registered, legal dispensary because otherwise it will/could be laced with fentanyl. Even if it's procured from a legal supplier and is edible, not inhaled, studies show it has much more serious impacts that are not reversible to kids/adults' brains below 25 than alcohol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op- you are weird. What does your kid being “high stats” have to do with smoking pot?

Maybe if you had a high stats kid you would understand.

[Anonymous]

Yup, carting/vaping is everywhere and they’re starting in hs. Cocaine use sounds more widespread than when I was in school and taking adderall to cram. I would worry about stimulants for gunner kids in competitive settings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we really clutching pearls at the notion that weed is being smoked on college campuses in the year of our lord 2025? I’m lshocked that some of you Gen X parents live such sheltered lives.

Today’s weed is highly linked to schizophrenia when smoked a lot prior to early 20s. Read the copious number of scientific studies on this.

I was a partier in college. I do not want my kids getting into it like that.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, sorry kids. Those of you who think weed consumption today vastly outpaces prior generations just weren’t aware of what was going on when you were in college. Students may be less incentivized to hide it (anyone remember exhaling through the dryer sheet in the cardboard tube) given it’s been legalized/decriminalized in many jurisdictions, but it’s always been there. And it’s not a “party school” issue either. Hell, when I was in college in the early 90s, one of the craziest evenings I had in college involving weed was while visiting a buddy at Yale. Not condoning or making a value judgment, just saying it’s nothing new.