Posted by Eddie Sylvano on April 25, 2003, at 10:23:41
In reply to Help””” I want my cousin to stop smoking canabbis, posted by Tepiaca on April 24, 2003, at 19:31:34
> Please help , my cousin is smoking cannabis , he is 17 years old .
--------------------The worst thing about pot is that it's illegal. If you want to convince him to stop, there's your main argument. Depending on where you live, consequences can be mild or severe. I've had friends get pulled over with weed on them, and the officer just dumped it out. I've also heard of some people facing stiff fines, and a blotch on their records.
The second worst thing about pot is that *because* it's illegal, you have to go to a drug dealer (sounds harsh, but true) to get it, and dealers often sell things other than pot. It's a gateway drug in that it makes it *easier* to buy other drugs, because you now have access to a dealer(s). Pot smoking in itself is really only a gateway to eating a lot of snack food.
But anyway, those are good enough reasons, especially for someone who's 17, to consider. If he's a smart enough kid, he'll monitor himself. I think the worst result of pot in my life was the inclusion of cigarettes when I didn't have any, but still feel like smoking something. Cigarettes are legal and cheap, so it's easy to smoke a crapload of them.
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