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troublemaker_42

How is this "on-topic"? We here at mj.com CHOOSE to smoke marijuana. Please don't come here expecting to recruit our members for your "treatment". Pot smoking is only as much of an addiction as you allow it to be. its NOT physically addicitng....only psychologically....just as cheeseburgers, soda pop, sex, gambling, abusive relationships, etc can be addiciting to some. If you want to debate our need for "treatment" or "rehab", please make a post concerning such a topic. its in poor taste to randomly hijack threads to pass on your own agenda. I'm sure you think you're doing us a favor with your presence, but it may be short lived if youn can't live by the rules of our community, or if you contionue to randomly insert plugs for rehab in threads where they have no place. This thread is about smoking with significant others. it has NOTHING to do with addiciton or rehab or drug treatment. Please keep your comments in the appropritate places.

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the_silent_scream

While I agree with you wholeheartedly - hijacking threads is just not on.

FAIL

that said, weed can be an addiction. Sure, many of us choose to smoke, much like many people choose to drink alcohol. Unfortunatly some people fall victim to abusing marijuana in much the same way as other become alcoholics. I have always argued weed should at the very least be decriminalised, in a culture that not only condones but activley supports people to drinking beyond the point of inebriation, until our liver is rotting our our arseholes, it is amazingly hypocritical to accept alcohol as part of our culture, and outlaw marijuana. When it comes to the potential for addiction however, I think, just as with alcohol, there needs to be focus on the dangers, especially with youngers kids using the drug. Yes, threads should not be hijacked. Hiding the dangers of weed? No, they should be available for people to finally make an informed, educated decsion about weed.

Dark

I agree that its wonderful to have a significant other that smokes, but do you really think it would be that different?
I mean I'm kinda in the same situation, when I met my girl she didn't smoke and I got her interested in it again. But I don't think our relationship would be that much different if she didn't smoke.
I mean do you think you and your wifes relationship would be that much different if she never took that first bonghit?

I'm sure smokers don't really understand why I, or anyone else would want to smoke most of the day, most days, but as long as they don't mind it and respect it, it really means little when thinking if they are the right one for me. Sure smoking has brought us a little closer but it's only because it's a shared hobby, just like any other activity you two enjoy together.
And we have to sit closer to pass the joint that is.....

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joshpackr

I worked at a treatment center for almost four years and I only met one person during that time that was there because they had a problem with weed. I'm not saying that weed can't become a problem for some people but I am saying that it's rare judging from my experience.

Dark

The poster has been warned for veering offtopic, let's please stop responding to clubs post. All answers to him are just as offtopic as his post.

 

troublemaker_42

Actually, I DO think things would be significantly different. I think the money spent on pot might be an issue, and I can't see what she'd do, or why she'd want to even be around, when I spend the day with my friends, doing what we do. I think the issue of legality would be more of a concern. Hell, we consider the marijuana scene a factor even when deciding where and how to vacation. I'm not saying weed is what brought or kept us together, but it certainly plays a role in our compatibility. I feel much more comfortable in a relationship where we're 100% on the same page on certain issues. It just makes life that much easier and drama free.

Jake

I don't think i could date a straight person for too long. There's a reason dating sites ask the "Smoke/Drink" question....it means a lot for people being compatible. If you're not a cigarette smoker, why would you date someone that tastes like an ashtray? I remember kissing this smoking girl when I was quitting (I was off for like two weeks) and dude that shit was horrible....

Same thing with weed....I don't think non-smokers can really understand a pothead.

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joshpackr

Well excuse me.

Dark

I do see your point TM. It truly is a factor in a lot of relationships, I mean if a girl had a problem with me smoking I couldn't date her. But like I said, if they have no problem with me smoking, then it wouldn't be. To ME at least

Let me ask you this though. What if your wife stopped smoking now? Do you think it would change things? I mean you obviously have the same views on marijuana for the most part. Would things be significantly different if she stopped smoking after so long with you?

I'm not saying you're wrong at all, I'm just curious on how much of a determining factor it really is.

troublemaker_42

I think, if anything, it would just lead me to cutting back significantly. Yes, things WOULD change, most noticeably the amount and frequency that I smoke. If she ever quit, it'd be because for whatever reason, she thought it was in her best interest to. I'd have to respect that choice, and part of that would be not smoking around her, at least if she found it to be a temptation or if it made her uncomfortable.