Good time to start

say i wanted to do some marijuana. im only 14, and dont want to start if it isnt good to start so early. when is a good age? will it hurt my growth or something at this age? sorry if i sound really stupid.. im not the brightest bulb in the box

 

nah man dont feel stupid..its a good thing that your concerned about when to use drugs. i would say 14 is a little young, only because when u start smoking it is kind of a gateway to other drugs. i would say 8th grade is average age to start smokin...

 

It depends. You may feel mature enough to start, when in reality you really aren't. I'd say don't start if you aren't the sharpest tool in the shed as you say. I started at the age of 12, not heavy, but still early. I was the sharpest tool in the shed, until I reached sophomore year. Now I'm starting to mature a little more and put school before pot. So I'd say no, don't start yet. But do indeed start once your life is in order.

 

i smoke and im onnabe a freshman, but i dont smoke frequently

 

i was 15 going on 16 when i started. i took the high road for awhile and turned down pot until i had a chance to talk to my parents about it (unlike most people, my parents are actually honest with their kids, we were raised right!)
i did hang out with the potheads and observed for awhile, always refusing to actually smoke. but thats just me.
i think 15/16 is an alright age to start, but whatever age you smoke at be sure you remember how to say no. sometimes you don't need another hit, and you can get 'too' high and be uncomfortable. peer pressure can come from your regular smoking buddies too.

 

wait till you have hair on your chest

 

I started smoking reefer at 15, it doesn't matter the age, it's about when you are ready to try it.

 

wait.

 

Especially if your not the SHARPEST TOOL in the box.

 

i don't know man, i'd wait a bit

 

I would just say that pot can be a distraction from the important things in life(GASP!!! recreational pot smoking shouldn't be graeatly important in your life). So wait until you have your schooling/sport/finances/college/future/family plans and responsibilities under control before toking up.

 

Only when your for shure ready ...
Pretty much when you dont have a doubt in your mind that you wanna do it, i guess you could say.. I started earlier this year actually, But yeah do put school and everything before it, cuz though its not physically addictive, its still amazing and does have a chance of interfering with other things. And like Mother's Love said, I agree with the whole knowing how to say no thing.. sometimes when i get pretty damn high, I get paranoid and uncomfortable depending where I'm at and whut I'm doing.. Just make shure you know whut your getting into i guess, but otherwise, Weed can be completely amazing, and will chill you out fast

 

I started when I was 11, pot has never negatively effected me.

 

I think it's mainly on your mindset and such
How you think about things and if you LET them affect you negatively..

 

It's really your choice, but at your age it'll only cause more problems with life and family. Research pot to find out if it's what you want. It's an amazing drug, I'd say try it once and then leave it for the future. High school will b a great time to party and learn about life. I'd put school first, as long as you get into college. I'm in college and I just realized I'm in college to make a life for myself, so I'm putting down the pipe for a year

 

I didnt start till mid way through HS. Kinda wished i had waited till later. Dont smoke while trying to do school...

 

This basically sums it up.

I started at 15 did it a few times, then didnt do it again untill I was 16. Just dont do it alot. I dont even do it once a week.

Id say wait untill your 16. Just because that doesnt look as bad. 16 your almost 17 which is almost 18. lol. 14, not so much.

 

I started around 14-15 and i regret it. I held off for awhile but I found that I didn't have any reason NOT to smoke, so I got high. and it was awesome. But it was too early for sure. While pot did lead me to finding out about a lot of great things, i think i was too young to really appreciate those things and find a place for them in my life. At first pot just gets you high and its fun at whatever, but not long after it makes you think and think freely. you realize you've been lied to all these years about pot and MANY other things, and I think you need to be more mature to handle that. It pissed me off royally that I had been lied to by "the system"/"the man"/whatever, and i rebelled. In rebelling, I fucked myself. I got bad grades, didn't care about school, barely graduated, dropped out of college, and now I'm washing dishes at the age of 23. Many people are drawn to pot because you can hide behind it. If you have any anxieties you can just smoke pot by yourself and everything is ok. Instead of going out into the real world and dealing with those anxieties.
I would say wait until you are ready to expand your mind, and you are ready to deal with your fears, and your life is in some sort of stable condition. People i know who waited until college seem to use marijuana in a much healthier manner, and it has benefited them more than it has me. Wait til you are ready for your world to be rocked. Pot may or may not do it. Psychedelics will for sure. And you want it, just not now.

 

The very fact that you're posting here before smoking indicates to me that you ARE a lot sharper than most kids, especially as young as you. Don't get down on yourself man.

But I'm not going to tell you to start smoking because of that. I would say give it about another two years. Observe the people that are smoking in high school. Figure out what you like and don't like about their attitudes/behavior/lifestyle.

I didn't start until I was 19. I had known a lot of stoners for years before and knew exactly what I didn't want to become. A lot of stoners need to get high ALL the time which will slow your body and mind terribley.

So observe, wait until you're a few years older, then spin some Dylan or Floyd and light up. :cheers2:

 

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