have to go to a funeral with my mom... on wed..

I have to agree with Looloo really. I mean, funerals are about respecting the dead , not getting stoned and sitting through it. I guess I cant really explain it, but it just seems to...immoral maybe. I dunno, I dont know anyone who would get drunk at a family members funeral, during the services at least.

Im French, so trust me. After the service its all about celebrating the life of the dead, not mourning it. So getting drinking bottles of Burgundy--like what my family does, is not only accepted its basically enforced.

Diffrent Culture=Difrent Rules

 

The respect issue is this: it isn't about respecting the dead person, it's about respecting their living relatives. Funerals are for the living, and for his family and close friends, it's a hard time. Pot smoking is looked down on enough in our society without us going to funerals blazed out of our minds.

Plus, I don't think it'd be great being high and having everyone around you crying and sad and talking about death. Bad vibes man...

 

Do Rastafarians get stoned before, during, or after a funeral? I'm kinda curious about that one, but I believe that ritually smoking ganja is a totally different thing than just "getting stoned." I'm just saying that there are many cultures, both new and old, where intoxication is used as a mechanism for grieving and creating spiritual energy. If you're like me, then you see the whole situation as a part of the process that helps others cope with the loss of their beloved.

I guess I kinda see this whole thing from a skewed position because my dad is a minister, and due to the type of ministry he does (he makes churches full of old people start embracing younger people to continue the life of the chuch), I guess I've seen a lot of really cool people pass away over the years.... I'm not a Christian myself, but I still go to church to support my dad, and I somehow end up making friends with all of the old people there. I love it, personally, but it comes at a cost when someone I've been working for, or someone I've visited a lot passes away... I guess I've kinda gotten used to the idea of people dying, and now I see it more as a new stage in our life cycle.

Anyways, I think it's more or less up to the people who are actually grieving to decide whether or not smoking or drinking is appropriate. Different strokes for different folks....

 

as trippin said, funerals are more about the family of the person who are attending, in the end

personally, i dont see anything wrong with going toa funeral drunk or stoned. in fact i dont really see a disrespect problem with taking drugs AT ALL unless your acting like an idiot and imposing it on others.

that said i dont think id smoke at a funeral of someone i liked because id be too sad.

but yeh, if you are gonna have more fun if your stoned then why not? looloo dont you and your people see the ridiculousness of being 'respectful' not only for the sake of it but also to a dead person?

if you get stoned and still care for the person and give your wishes or whatnot and dont act like a spastic, then can someone please explain in more detail exactly what is wrong with it? particularly if no one at the funeral knows?

but yeh i wouldnt caus i recon it would suck

 

I smoked before I went to a funeral. It made the whole thing a lot easier it seemed. The relative was quite close, but while being high everything was easier to take. I say if you feel comfortable smoking before a funeral then go ahead, but if it'll be a disrespectful thing then don't do it. And its not like I was tripping out or anything, usually can act straight in a situation like that.

 

if it was someone that enjoyed their fair share of toking, i see no reason to go there sober...

 

ok i think the chances are, it wasnt

 

by that i meant the dead person isn't going to care because THEIR DEAD

 

Jake is right. If your going to smoke before the funeral, your goal should not be to make it go quicker, but make it somewhat easier to deal with. But while your family mourns the death, you should be fucking respectful. Funerals are hard for everyone, regardless if you knew the person or not. But If you smoke as a way to honor the person or to grasp the situation better than its really up to you.

This is an interesting debate on marijuana ethics. Im glad people arent just like "smoke who cares." Right one guys.