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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not your age, it's your kids' age. With little kids it feels easy to keep things separate and secure. They're pretty oblivious. But when they get older that's a lot more difficult and it doesn't feel as comfortable even if you think they'll never know. And there's always the risk that they start snooping or find out by accident. And if they did decide to try something, they might not dose correctly, or might give it to a friend, or get sick, who knows, all kinds of bad stuff can happen.

I was a child of divorce and as a teen, I knew a lot more about my parents' private lives than they thought I did. Not necessarily bad stuff, but they weren't anywhere near as discreet as they thought they were. And their weed was nowhere near as secure as they thought it was. [/quote]

You can’t die from cannabis or mushrooms or LSD so I’m really not sure about the “bad stuff that can happen” if people use these substances responsibly.[/quote]

You sound young and/or sheltered. As you get older you see the bad things. With alcoholism its actually death -- chronic alcoholics start dying in their 40s and 50s, which is frightening and gruesome. But with weed it is more subtle -- an inability to tolerate normal life ups and downs without it, increased anxiety when not on it, and an inability to meet their goals for themselves. Paranoia that starts to ruin your relationships. a feeling of disconnection from their children and spouse. It's not going to kill you but it slowly starts to mess up your life.

I'm not a weed teetotaler and have smoked maybe 20 times in the last 25 years. But I have seen what happens to me "wake and bake" friends after 20 years and its honestly very sad. [/quote]

This. For one thing, it only takes one bad decision to drive a car while high or drunk and that's it. I also knew someone who accidentally set his house on fire cooking while high. And there's the risk of accidental overdose. As the decades go by, chances are high that you will experience or observe these things.

As for the long term, it absolutely does have an effect. It disconnects people, makes them mentally fuzzy and slow. Poor working memory, poor executive functioning, fatigue. They don't progress through life in the same way. Career-wise, earnings, but also just personal maturity that comes with experiences and efforts rather than dozing on the couch. Social circle becomes more and more drug-oriented, and work takes a back seat to drug use. Then there's the lung disease, the increased cancer risk, the vape chemicals, and whatever else is in what you're taking that you may or may not know of. I grew up with drug culture in the 70s and believe me, I see it now crystal clear as my parents' generation is aging and dying, often younger than they could have.

OP does not want to hear this and will probably not believe it. But this is what I see.[/quote]

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