Teen needs some wisdom

[Leafe]

Hi,
I am sixteen years old and recently began smoking marijuana. I really enjoy it but I have some issues that I feel I need to talk to someone about. One of my older brothers is a twenty year old college drop-out. He is having "problems" in life according to societies standards, which happen to be my parents standards as well. I feel that I can relate more with him and although he is going through a hard time, he just needs to find his path and it will come to him, he has already made so much progress from the time he left highschool. He began to use marijuana very heavily around my age, and my parents seem to partly blame that and even reggae music to his struggles. I have talked to my sister in law about it and he began to use marijuana as a medicine, because through his teen years he was very depressed and was never very happy. Although he over did it as a medicine, I am grateful he didnt turn into a zombie taking some gnarly chemical medication. On the flip side, my other older brother, who I identify with had a very different story. He used marijuana recreationly and continues to use it to this day, he is now twenty nine years old. He dropped out of college as well but it was to pursue his career as a glass blowing artist. Today he has a partner and a beatiful three year old daughter. They are doing very well, with two properties in northern california and a house in Costa Rica. He is also the ultimate provider, I hope that I can be as good of a father and husband as he is one day. Now back to my problem, I am not sure what to think of marijuana. Am I at risk of becoming physcologically addicted? I am very happy without being high, I have been a competitive gymnast for 9 years, I start on the highschool football team, and keep up with all my studies at a difficult school. Going to college is and always has been one of my dreams. My one brother had no ambitions during high school and the other one only played football but was atleast happy. I have been smoking for about three months and I don't feel any less ambitious. The only difference I feel when I am not high is that I get along a lot better with my parents because I just feel nicer. Any advice will help. I was also wondering how bad it is for you to smoke once a week? Peace and love to everyone,

Leafe

[delta9]

If you like it, you are by definition psychologically addicted, just like if you like playing a certain video game you are psychologically addicted to it.

However, smoking marijauna does not put you at risk for not continuing school into college. Many many many college students smoke marijauna and are very successful.

Comparing drug using demographics together, habitual marijauna users are generally better educated and more well adjusted people than habitual users of hard drugs like cocaine, heroin, or amphetamines, as well as more successful than these groups as well.

Use your older older brother as your model. Your parents are simply using marijuana and reggae as a scapegoat. It happens all the time.

[tooter_mcgee]

i dont think there are any definite answers to the questions you're asking. everyone's mind and body are different. it sounds like you have alot of doubts that only alot of thinking and soul-searching are going to alleviate.

:hippie:

Diana