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When pot is legal, how do you convince teens to abstain?
The Sacramento Bee ^ | August 2nd, 2016 | By Jeremy B. White

Posted on 08/02/2016 8:46:52 AM PDT by Mariner

Portland, Ore.

For Oregon kids growing up in the age of legal marijuana, the presence of pot can be a matter of perspective.

Pausing during a visit to a mall in Portland, Neema Doti and her friends described the plant as ubiquitous.

They recounted classmates who got it from older friends or even, in one case, a permissive parent. It was, one noted, all over Snapchat. But that didn’t seem to influence Doti and her friends, who uniformly said they had no interest.

“You might not be in control of whatever you’re doing,” said Doti, 18. “It messes up your health as well ... it’ll affect your education.”

But less abstinent teenagers said they saw little difference. Sam S., an 18-year-old who grew up in Portland, described himself as a “relatively avid user,” reflecting an adolescent propensity for experimenting regardless of the law, which took effect in October. He declined to be named since he’s still not allowed to use marijuana legally. Not that it’s ever stopped him.

“From before it was legalized to after didn’t really change anything,” Sam said.

(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: cannabis
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To: gunsequalfreedom

Parenting? What’s that? Dr. Spock has won. Biological providers are to only say encouraging words and ensure their little snowflakes have everything they demand.


41 posted on 08/02/2016 9:22:39 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: rfreedom4u

And I’m sure you’re none the worse off for it today.

People like us are incredibly fortunate we had parents that truly cared.


42 posted on 08/02/2016 9:25:13 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: CodeToad
Parenting? What’s that? Dr. Spock has won. Biological providers are to only say encouraging words and ensure their little snowflakes have everything they demand.

Not to depress you further, but those snowflakes will be taking care of society in your old age.

43 posted on 08/02/2016 9:26:06 AM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
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To: dsrtsage

I own it on DVD. It’s hilarious.


44 posted on 08/02/2016 9:29:52 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: henkster

When my son was 12 or 13, I took him on a tour through a very trashy local trailer park.

I told him “all of these people smoke pot.”


Wow! That actually sounds pretty effective. Good age to do it, too!


45 posted on 08/02/2016 9:29:52 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: Mariner

Well according to FR libertarian drug advocates, smoking weed is good for teenagers. Builds character, determination and problem-solving skills.


46 posted on 08/02/2016 9:32:27 AM PDT by Ethan Clive Osgoode (Nuke Saudi Arabia now)
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To: Mariner

Teens need something to do while living in their parents’ basement until they are 30-something, so why not be chronically stoned? They will be easier to roll over as Shari’a Law kicks in, and it will all facilitate the MB plan to take over America. “What difference, at this point, does it make?”


47 posted on 08/02/2016 9:32:50 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: rfreedom4u
I suffered from a case of “fear of dad.”

Me too and that is what has been removed from society!

48 posted on 08/02/2016 9:34:49 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.)
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To: Mariner

Have them smoke ten cigarettes at once?


49 posted on 08/02/2016 9:48:36 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: gdani

Too ingrained in western society. We don’t need another one added, which is what all this legalization movement is trying to do. Make a stupider populace. The politicians pushing this need to hang too.


50 posted on 08/02/2016 10:04:24 AM PDT by Monty22002
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To: Mariner

Pot was illegal when I was in high school and it didn’t slow me or my friends down a bit.


51 posted on 08/02/2016 10:13:48 AM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: henkster

Good idea. I’ll relay that to my brothers.


52 posted on 08/02/2016 10:21:48 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: CodeToad
Lots of bad things out there. Do we ban them all?

Only the ones we don't personally enjoy.

53 posted on 08/02/2016 10:21:50 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: Mariner

If you want to see what society is like with legalized pot, go to Denver. The promotion of pot downtown is now ubiquitous. Kids are impacted by that—it’s the “cool factor.” I’ve been to Denver before and after legalization and the number of homeless and panhandlers downtown has exploded. I don’t think it’s coincidental.


54 posted on 08/02/2016 10:22:33 AM PDT by Antoninus ("The Western world has lost its civil courage, both as a whole and separately." -Solzhenitsyn)
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To: gdani
Why exclude alcohol and all its harmful effects on individuals and society?

Alcohol isn't inherently evil.

It is one of the many things God has given for our enjoyment, in moderation of course.

The harm that alcohol causes is not the result of some evil contained in itself. Rather, it is caused by the sinful lack of restraint in those who abuse it.

55 posted on 08/02/2016 10:26:42 AM PDT by GemStateConservative
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To: Gadsden1st
Growing up in Detroit, it was illegal, but everyone I knew smoked it. One story I have about weed is the time a bunch of us were partying at Stony Creek Metro Park north of Sterling Heights, Mi. in the early 80's. A large group of maybe 15 of us were on the beach drinking beer and listening to music when it started to rain. There was a gazebo about 50 yards away, and we decided to go there to get out of the drizzle. As we were moving over to the gazebo, my friend Mark was standing in the parking lot getting ready to go join our group. Another friend, Dave O. was holding a cooler while a joint hung from his lips. He looked at Mark and said: "Could you take this while I go over there? So Mark, being helpful, took the half joint and stood in the parking lot just in time for a Macomb County Sheriff's Department car to pull up next to him. The deputies confronted Mark about the smoldering roach and Mark explained it's presence by saying "I'm holding it for a friend." "Yeah, Right", said the deputy, and they wrote him up for possession of marijuana. I'm reminded of this story every time I read about weed.
56 posted on 08/02/2016 10:32:53 AM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: GemStateConservative

No one knows if they’re going to be an alcoholic or not when the first start drinking. Those who are prone to be alcoholics will become alcoholics even if they drink moderately to begin with.


57 posted on 08/02/2016 10:33:19 AM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: dsrtsage
Perhaps you could watch Reefer Madness with them. Back in the 70's Reefer Madness was paired with The Groove Tube to make a stoner's double feature.
58 posted on 08/02/2016 10:38:48 AM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: mbarker12474
I KNEW IT!!!

It was that demon whiskey that started us down this path to perdition!

And I'm only being semi-sarcastic.

I think it's safe to say alcohol has destroyed more lives than all the other drugs in the world, combined. And if you've ever known a hard core alcoholic, you know exactly what I mean.

I have 4 buddies from High School that didn't make it to 40yrs as a DIRECT result of drinking. And they caused nothing but misery and heartache until they took their last breath.

59 posted on 08/02/2016 10:47:40 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

One strategy, while not 100% guaranteed, is usually very effective.

Starting when your kids are very young, point out the bums, the losers, the potheads loitering on the streets. Ask them to describe what they see, and listen carefully, and discuss.
Point being, sure, it’s legal to be a loser. But why would you want to be?


60 posted on 08/02/2016 11:24:07 AM PDT by mumblypeg (Make America Sane Again.)
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