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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pot is that much of a nuisance to you that you would risk your child not attending college? [b]Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.[/b][/quote]

Oh, please.

OP's child is doing drugs. At that point, it's whatever it takes to keep him alive. Because yes, he will progress to heavier drugs, he'll steal, hurt people, maybe prostitute himself to finance his addiction, and end up dead.

He can go to college later if he gets clean. He can't go to college if he's dead.[/quote]

I'm the one you are responding to. I've smoked pot as a teen, and have never done any of those things that you listed.  I've never even tried any other drug.  Overreact much!![/quote]

I'm the poster you're quoting.

You were either incredibly lucky or you had above-average willpower and moral fibre. Or you had someone who was very, very good at rescuing you from that downward spiral.

I'm happy you never went on to harder drug and the behaviours that come with that kind of addiction. No one should go through that.

But I reject your accusation of overreacting. What I described is what happens to the vast majority of people who use drugs, even lighter ones. It is a slippery slope. The only way to be sure you'll stay alive and you won't wreck your life and other people's lives is not to start at all.[/quote]

Well I reject your assertion that this happens to the vast majority of people who smoke pot.  Pot is very different than any other drug.  You really can't OD on it (unless you eat a TON) and almost EVERYONE I know smoked it.  And I know A LOT OF people.  It simply doesn't happen the way you say it does.

I'm no smarter than any other teenager.  It has nothing to do with being smart.  It has to do with not looking at the world as black and white.  My parents didn't over react about pot but described to me in great detail what happens with other drugs.  That made me trust them more and not want to try anything harder.[/quote]

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