We've all heard of the show Weeds...but do you know of any moms that smoke pot? Do you ever smoke? Would it bother you if a girlfriend smokes...after the kids go to bed? Do you think it should be legalized?

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An old friend of mine supposedly is into stuff...ive heard thru the grapevine but she has 2 children ages 4 and 1. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG! I NEVER do anything drugs or alcohol. Im a stay at home mom and first of all I am always with my son and what if something happened and I was impaired to some degree it is not worth it. I can understand doing stuff when you're single and college aged, have fun do what your gonna do you dont have a child in your care....be responsible you have a child EVERYTHING changes its flat out time to grow up. Should it be legalized....hmmm touchy subject wont ever happen because the US will loose a lot of money on that one

I know of a few people who do this, and it really doesn't bother me. I'm originally from AK, where it is legal and not a big deal at all. I don't do it and my husband doesn't, but it still doesn't bother me. My husband feels differently from the way I do though. He grew up in the states, and it is an issue to him. He views it different from I. I have friends who are upstanding citizens who do this on occasion. My cousin is a state senator, and his wife uses it for her arthritis. I guess it sort of depends on where you were brought up.

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That's a hard one. I think doing anything illegal is stupid, ESPECIALLY if you have kids. They could be taken away. But I don't think that it should be illegal. If it were legal it could be taxed and could make a LOT of money. It would be a cash crop like tobacco. And no one has ever died from getting high. Sure, you may get high and drive into a brick wall and die, buy you could also do that talking on the cell or eating a cheeseburger while you drive. It isn't any more medically harmful than cigarettes, and stinks a little less imo. But with that said, I've never done it and don't really intend to, legal or not.

My husband did it a lot in HS, and we were friends then. We even dated then. If it weren't for the pot he probably would have killed himself or someone else. It tends to have somewhat of a cathartic effect on some people who are stressed. But he wouldn't do it now. He would lose his job quick (works for the county) and not to mention the fact that he is a Dad now.

Now his mother is a terrible addict. Pot is the least harmful thing she does. She pops pills like they're Sweet Tarts, and then thinks that we will let her keep our infant. She had two wrecks in ONE day, and got arrested for shoplifting, and has no clear memory of it. She got high while pregnant. She's just irresponsible - but any parent who uses is irresponsible. That's why she didn't raise her kids.

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I don't have any kids, but I strongly believe that having drugs around kids is just wrong (even if they are in bed). A mom should be a role model and set a good example for her kids to look up to.

I agre 100%.
However, i used to smoke pot alot. For years.
I didnt smoke it while pregnant, or breastfeeding or when my kids were small. But when my youngest at the time was about 8, I started puffing sumtimes after they went to bed, or when at a get together etc. I didnt drink when responsible for my kids however.
Alcohol tends to get people saying things they shouldnt say, and lets their guard down, and a zillion other things that i have debated on this board way too many times in the past.
IF you are against drugs AND alcohol, then great.
If its a fear of doing something illegal, then i think thats fine too,
But if there is the "alcohol is better for you than pot" argument, then i disagree whole heartedly.

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I don't find it too ethical because sooner or latter your kids will know about this and I think this is bad influence for them, they will accept drug use a lot easier when they grow up. I also think this habit should stop and the sooner the better, an addiction may lead to another and I wouldn't want that for my family. If you ask me I think drug rehabilitation would be a food solution for our smoking pot moms.

I don't and personally don't want it in my house..I know several people who do though..I am not judgemental so it is their life and as long as it is not interfering in their care for their kids, than who am I to judge

If it was legal, I would smoke it. I love it. Since it is illegal, though, it's not worth the risk. If it was legal, I wouldn't smoke it in the house and not so much that I was incapacitated, but I would smoke it about as much as I drink alcohol -- occasionally and just enough to make me happy. I would also make sure that if I was not the sole care provider for my child in case of impairment.

Would I want my son to know I smoke it? No. It's none of his business. I have no issues about smoking it because I know it would never become an addiction for me.

As far as other people, I don't think it's a good idea to smoke around your kids. It's illegal. Not only that, but it does impair judgment and physical abilities.

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exactly same as i feel

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Of course, as with all other issues and choices, each individual and each family will and should make their own decisions, and our external judgements one way or another are irrelevant. As I have heard it reported, marijuana causes no damage to the body, whereas alcohol, on it's path through the body, causes damage to every cell it comes in contact with.

I don't even know if this person still comes here or not, only one post, so I doubt it, but I have three teenage children, and my oldest just started University.
None of my children even smokes cigarettes. I used to smoke cigarettes AND pot. I quit both about two-three years ago.
I didnt smoke pot or cigarettes in the house.
If my kids chose to smoke pot once they become legal age of majority, then so be it. That is there choice. I would not encourage it, just like I would not encourage drinking alchohol or smoking cigarettes. But as long as they have reached legal age, it's up to them.

And I wonder how many moms who think that pot smoking is so horrible have any qualms about pharmaceutical meds? you know, medication that alters your thoughts, perceptions, makes you drowsy, or happy etc etc.
Is the issue the fact that it is illegal? Or is it the fact that it alters the mood?

Just because a child finds out that their parent smokes pot doesnt mean they are going to turn into derelicts of society.

Some people seem to need something to take the edge off.
Some of those people complain to their doctor and get pills to turn them into someone else, and some people have a drink after work and some people smoke a joint.

I personally dont believe in using ANY artificial method of dealing with reality, whether prescription or not... except chocolate of course. Oh, and cheesecake. LOL

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