My family is driving me insane. They’re ridiculous.?

Question by Thaiprincessk: My family is driving me insane. They’re ridiculous.?
Okay I’m going to be brief. Currently I am 17 and at the age 16 I started smoking marijuana. Well I am obviously pro cannabis so please read this with an open mind. I also live in Alabama, a very conservative state. I started to smoke for self medication for very serious depression. I know I was at a young age, ect… So no lectures. I started to not do so well in school my junior year because of depression and failed 1 class… But still ended up with a 3.8 gpa overall (I go to the top school in my state). Anyways to the point, all teenagers make dumb decisions.. But my parents and grandparents consider me to be a dangerous drug addict, for smoking weed! They wanted me to attend rehab and my parents tried to kick me out of the house. It’s been a year and I quit but I am still treated like a step child. I get constant lectures about how I’m such a lazy drug addict…even though I have offered to show I’m “clean”. For god sake they act like I was shooting heroine or meth or cocaine. And I would never dare do any of that. I don’t even drink alcohol because I know my brain is in it’s development stage. My parents would hide their money and lock their bedroom door because they were unsure of what a “drug addict” could do. I have spoke to a therapist and she explained to my parents that they were a main reason to why I am always so upset. But my parents felt an intrusion of privacy and offended so they just think I’m crazy. My parents told my whole family and their friends I’m a good for nothing child who just smokes pot. I decided to not talk to my father but he lives in this house. And my grandparent got me to speak with a police officer about “how serious weed is” I’m sorry but I have to LOL at that. Everyone I’m around thinks I’m just some type of junkie and all gave up on me. My parents believed I wouldn’t even attend college…because I smoked weed. I constantly hear how people died and ruined their life from weed… Help me… I’m on the verge of suicide.

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Answer by Paul
Listen here my friend. I was in a similar boat as you many years ago. I graduated high school in 2004, and used to do everything under the sun while I was attending school and graduated with a 3.8GPA just like you. I sold pot when I was younger and it was a large part of my extracurricular activity. And let me tell you that there is NOTHING wrong with that.

Your parents just want the absolute best for you which is why they are concerned. And it sounds like you a good kid man, and you want to be understood by those you love. The legislation in this country makes all innocent non-violent pot smokers criminals. When you are smoking pot, you are not harming anyone, and it is definitely not harming your body by any means.

Kids are shown government propaganda at a young age to deter them from drug use. Little do we know, how the studies are done are complete BS. When they say pot smoking kills brain cells, they are basing it off a study where they pump monkeys full of pot smoke and no oxygen. Well, any educated person knows that if you deprive your brain of oxygen, brain cells will die.

I got arrested at a road block for two felonies when I was 18 years old for “intent to distribute” and “holding over an oz.” I got out of it, and started selling again so me and my dad had a falling apart. I have not spoken with him for 5 years and I feel like I have a void in my heart. Do not get to this point…we are too stubborn to see eye to eye. I hope you and your parents don’t ever reach this point. Good luck, stay strong, and keep smoking my friend.

Answer by Bridget Rodriguez
I know it sucks but dont let yourself get too depressed. I agree ur parents r going overboard. No one wants their kid to do any type of drug but pot is far from the worst drug out. I could see them getting mad at u or grounding u. But u still have a great gpa. The way they spread your business around town and the way they speak to/about you is horrible. I would be upset too but try to keep speaking to a therapist. Try talking to your parents, even though they seem pretty illogical. Other than that do amazing in school get into a good college and leave if you want. Youre almost done. You have the grades, do some extra cirriculars. Ignore the neg things they say about u they are just ignorant. Do what makes u happy.

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