25? Seriously, I didn't even start DRINKING till I was 26!

I've tried as few things... gone as far as coke and E. Decided they weren't for me. I do drink still, but not in a debilitating way.

I'll date someone who drinks casually as I do, but not anything else. I made that mistake -- dated a cokehead. Just... not worth it. At. All.

And no, not even pot. Why? Because it's fun for a while, but honestly, I need someone who's mature and responsible, and all the friends I have that smoke it have NO ambitions AT. ALL.

like i said in my o/p
i wouldnt touch any of it now, just that i felt i wanted to try it all once or twice. plus i smoke in moderation, meaning i dont smoke for weeks at a time then do then dont again
i have ambition, i run a company wich keeps other people employed

Probably because you smoke in moderation. My friends smoke daily. I've seen them get dumber and dumber, too. Makes me sad, actually.

My roommate will start talking about all the things he wants to do, and get all excited. Then he'll smoke... and forget them all.

once and a while is ok but i dont smoke it its been in my life to much i have watched it ruin to many lives they just smoke there money away now some are in there late 40s and have nothing to show in life, live off people dont have there own house dont have anything nice in life and would rather get high than spend time with there family so they just end up broke alone and stupid because they smoked to much.
i dont know i think if im going to blow money i want something to show for it

One of the things I'm adamant about -- no drugs, no alcohol.

....wellllllll I've dated chronics and it gets old fast. They behave stupid. They procrastinate and never get anything accomplished. They usually are forgetful and have bad driving records, bad credit history because they don't pay their bills, and they usually have other personal and psychological issues that they refuse to deal with. And you can't trust them. I need people that I can trust. Not wasteoids. I used to smoke. I grew up.

Why I don't want to be a stoner or date a stoner.

Smokeing anything is not healthy. Human tissue and the respiratory system is not designed to tolerate breathing anything burning. Handeling anything burning will eventually lead to being burned; your fingers, your lips, hair, body not to mention your clothing.

While the body of medical evidence is still out on how extensive it damages the brain and other vital organs I will not be convinced that consumeing something that distorts mental capacity, changes appetite, affects co-ordination, affects sleep, and makes people passive and submissive, dulls reflectes, gives very little relief for pain, and suppresses the bodies ability to vomit up what it does not tolerate is a good thing. For people wanting to ammend various bodily functions I think there are safer, more researched, and less expensive forms of relief.

Since I see a distinct increase between the number of persons with learning and thinking disabilities, depression, prematureity, children with birth defects,sids, and generally out of control behavior, and later in life but earlier than the norm dementia and nervous system disorders I see a causitive element to it's use.

It is illegal in most settings and you get caught it is going to be a problem. Because it is illegal you much deal with crimals to get. I value my freedom and saftey and I don't want to invite those kind of problems in my life.

There is enough predjudice in the world for things I can't change to self inflict one with one I don't have to have. Stoner's sometimes know that people reject them but the worst losses are the losses you never even know you are missing out on. Like customer's, friendships, houseing, credit, scholarships, and opportunities that people just won't offer you because they see the choice you make as undesireable. There is a reason Stoner's end up only having stoner's as friends. They are excluded by the majority of people.

I see pot as a bad economic investment. You have virtually nothing to show for what you spend; nor can you distintively remember anything you do while useing it. It doesn't develope any marketable skill. Doesn't make you better looking. Actually makes you stink, your skin age, and mental faculties dull. It can reduce your productivity. And it is just expensive. Even if you grow your own. Not to mention legal expenses or damages to property if you mess up under the influence.

Useing pot takes a person out of control of there own life. While some may argue that a little escapeism is a good thing I want to choose when, how long, and where I escape to and that is not possible to any seriously predictable way. Except that sooner or later it is going to take you out of things you may really want to be a part of.

I am sure there are other reasons but this is food for thought.

this is realy turned out to b a good one, thank u all for the indepth explanations.

i def think ther is a lot of misconseption in the area of health effects, do a little research and ull find out that ther r no real harmfull effects, and in all actualality it has been scientificly been proven (even in the US) to have nothin but good resaults, like the fact that it retards, stops, and in some cases kills off cancer cells anywer in the body, strainthens the imunity, eases acks and pains, promotes and stimulates the creative, and other parts of the brain, helps with "oldtimers" (i know its elstimers or something hard to spell), and other diseases, and on and on and on, but to help u out ther for the fight against it it does basicly puts ur memorie asleep for the time of bein under the influence, and yes in no way is inhauling smoke or any harm full chemical good for u, but the tar (main effect of smokin) strickly from pot, does get broken down and used in your body, will tail pipe emitions or cigs tar will stay in ur lungs for ever, until u fisicly cough them out and only have majorly bad effects.

besides all that the most effective medical uses of pot come from rubs, edibles, drinks, teas, and other non smokin forms of the thc glands of the PLANT.

and anything done in exsese is not good, and most the time resault in some kind of nagative effect in ones life, the internet has takin over many lifes on its own (WOW).

i personly am a massive pot head, am doin alot better and more productive than alot of poeple out ther, and most of the people that i get along with and have deep connection with dont or barely use.

its not so much the pot heads that are the cause of r out casting but more so the misunderstanding of the culter, and indivisual its self.

i can meet any one have a great convo injoy a good time together, but the second i lite that joint i become toxic instantly. whos to blame in that scene.

granted most stoners suck and will never amount to ****, but that all falls back into the indivisuals hands for wat ever personal defects poeple are born with naturaly, regardless of the smokin habits.

so moderation is the key, and that gos for every, and anything in life.

sorry it is quite long, i just get offended wen people push the blame of personal defects off on a very usefull plant, let along anything besides the indivisuals personal chouses. its not anythings fault except for urself if u suck at life. pot doesnt talk and it cant think, so how can it be its fault.

thers a feast for ur mind injoy.

Your arguments, user name and the total lack of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation say more about your weed use than anything else.

jmho

No Pot here, would not date anyone that smoked it. Hate the stuff.

i can deal with the rude, unknolagable, close minded coments that come from bein a pot head, but wen u start dogin on a learnin disorder is wen u piss me off.

Let's keep this civil & within the rules.

Mod
Don

Sorry, didn't see it mentioned in your profile.

I know a lot of employers that will not keep you employed if you smoke pot anyway, why take the risk?

sorry for goin off. its def not on the top of my list to mention to everybody. ya know.

any, i repeat ANY comment is incouraged to be posted on my rate my profile post. thus bein the resson i posted it.

this was posted to state and learn from the many different opinions on the subject at hand, not me.

iv never had a prob, but im very open about it. iv built cabnets, wired house for the union, installed solor systems, and alot more, all with every boss knowin i used.

i am now legal, if i decided to work under some one again the only job i cant get would come from the goverment, wich will probly change here soon.

You mean no effects OTHER than the fact that it completely destroys brain cells ( which, by the way, don't grow back ) and can cause lung cancer just like tobacco products???

No effects?? Dude....seriously.

I just recently quit smoking marijuana and don't plan on picking it up again except for birthdays or very special occassions and I might not even do that. Here is why. I asked many family members, including my nephew if they could tell a difference in me without weed, and they all said yes. I spent hardly any time with my family, I regrettably only spoke when I was asked a question or I wanted something from someone, I had no drive, and I stayed at about the same maturity as I was when I started smoking pot. And that's just what others noticed, what I noticed was I never had any extra money, girls thought I was a loser due to my preoccupation with pot, I've incurred legal expenses, I flaked out on my college and lost my ride ,and I had to deal with people who aren't trustworthy, because let's face it, all drug users are criminals, especially those who sell you the pot.
Maybe someday you'll get it out of your system and see that it hasn't done you any favors.

bong use before posting

do some research. this isnt my little stoner fanticy, ther r real scientist, and doctors that have proved it.

no joke. look it up.