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[quote=Anonymous]First, you need to stop partaking, yourself.  You will have zero credibility if you are telling him not to do what you are doing.

Secondly, you need to educate yourself, so you can educate him on all the dangers of marijuana.  There is a widespread impression that because it is natural, it is safe, but in reality, it carries most of the same risks of cigarettes, plus additional risks to the brain, especially while they are developing (and at 15, his brain is still developing).

Here is a page that highlights many of the problems with marijuana usage.  There are many other resources online  if you want additional information.
https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/cannabis-marijuana#safe-and-effective-medicines

Finally, you should be aware that just as secondhand smoke is an issue with cigarettes, secondhand marijuana smoke can affect those around the smoker.  Even if he stops using marijuana, the smoking of everyone else in the house might show up in his tests (see the above link).

Regardless of what anyone else does, you should stop smoking for your own sake.  To whatever extent you can influence him to stop smoking, you should do so.  If you can, you might consider an air filtering device for his room to reduce secondhand exposure.

As for the rest of the house, I know from personal experience trying to get my grandparents to stop smoking tobacco, that it is almost impossible to get an addict to stop smoking.  I also know that the reality is so much worse than the dry health warnings convey.  We learned the hard way that smoking poisons the air they breathe and consequently every cell in every part of the body.  It caused macular degeneration which caused vision problems in some, and one grandmother had nerve damage from her smoking which made it feel like her foot was on fire.  But when they started smoking as teens, it was seen as harmless.  Moreover, marijuana is becoming big business, and just like with tobacco, corporate greed will always prioritize money over human cost.  We know that marijuana is becoming stronger, but we don’t yet know what the long-term effects of that will be.

I hope that you are able to stop, for your own sake, and that you can influence your son and other household members to stop, as well.  [/quote]

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