Need your help...

Ok, so about once every couple of weeks, me and my dad get into it about smoking "dope"... we argue and argue and argue and get absolutely no where because my dad is very conservative who is a Bush fan, and basically my dad's only arguement is that its "illegal" and thats why i shouldn't do it. I seriously doubt he knows much more about cannabis than that.
I try to inform him because i'm pretty well educated on the whole cannabis related subject but he just doesnt seem to listen to anything i have to say. He answers my questions with other questions and it just doesnt end.
So i want to gather a buch of information and print it out and basically present it to him in hopes that i can somehow convince this man to love marijuana as much as i do.
So i ask all of you... any informational resourse that i can research is much appreciated. Please let me in on some of the things that you guys know about the war on drugs, health issues concerning marijuana, legal issues, medicinal issues...etc.
Thanks a bunch guys...
God is love
Peace

Same problem with my mom.

all i can tell you is that you wont change his mind and you shouldent waste your energy. just because he is conservitive he will deny and disregard any blatent facts no matter how mutch truth is behind it even if its undisputable. some people are just like this.

Most of the time, most people will listen to their own biased beliefs than the truth. Why? Because people don't like to admit that they were wrong and will believe anything that tells them they are infallible.

For example, you started to believe that cannabis should be legal and is relatively harmless after you started using it, right? Sadly, whether or not that's true, it does make your opinion biased.

Like peacenotprofit said, I don't think you'll be able to convince your dad. Just bite your lip while under his roof, stay in school, and prove him wrong by becoming a big success in life.

Conservative, resistant minds are an uphill battle. But I wholeheartedly believe it's a hill you should climb nonetheless.

Start by encouraging your dad to read the unbiased marijuana info at this site: http://www.erowid.org/. It's very thorough, impressively objective information about the effects of weed and other psychoactive substances.
Also present him with select info from http://www.norml.org/, which is also a good source.

Don't expect to change his closed mind. But take pride in the fact that you may make a slight inroad into its surface. And be proud of the fact that you're learning to establish and argue a valid, important point about the benefits of this substance. You'll get better at these arguments. And more persuasive. And you will be contributing to a good and necessary effort. And maybe just maybe you'll eventually begin changing other minds that are less resistant and more influential.

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Originally Posted by birdgirl73

Conservative, resistant minds are an uphill battle. But I wholeheartedly believe it's a hill you should climb nonetheless.

Start by encouraging your dad to read the unbiased marijuana info at this site: http://www.erowid.org/. It's very thorough, impressively objective information about the effects of weed and other psychoactive substances.
Also present him with select info from http://www.norml.org/, which is also a good source.

Don't expect to change his closed mind. But take pride in the fact that you may make a slight inroad into its surface. And be proud of the fact that you're learning to establish and argue a valid, important point about the benefits of this substance. You'll get better at these arguments. And more persuasive. And you will be contributing to a good and necessary effort. And maybe just maybe you'll eventually begin changing other minds that are less resistant and more influential.

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Who else thinks we should make birdgirl president??? Of everything???

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Originally Posted by Inferius

Who else thinks we should make birdgirl president??? Of everything???

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i vote and say yes.... so there

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Who else thinks we should make birdgirl president??? Of everything???

i vote and say yes.... so there

I second that Idea...In fact she should be elected the first Mayor of Cann.com!! Vote for a voice of reason!!

Now if we could get the rest of the country...:D

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Originally Posted by birdgirl73

Conservative, resistant minds are an uphill battle. But I wholeheartedly believe it's a hill you should climb nonetheless.

Start by encouraging your dad to read the unbiased marijuana info at this site: http://www.erowid.org/. It's very thorough, impressively objective information about the effects of weed and other psychoactive substances.
Also present him with select info from http://www.norml.org/, which is also a good source.

Don't expect to change his closed mind. But take pride in the fact that you may make a slight inroad into its surface. And be proud of the fact that you're learning to establish and argue a valid, important point about the benefits of this substance. You'll get better at these arguments. And more persuasive. And you will be contributing to a good and necessary effort. And maybe just maybe you'll eventually begin changing other minds that are less resistant and more influential.

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Thankyou! Thats the right kinda support i need. I really want to change his mind... and i think i can.


Juicyfruit- i already blazed with him in amsterdam... although that took some convincing.. but i think he just doesnt want me doing illegal shit.

God is love

get him high...then he'll finally see the light

Just a thought

whatever you do do not present him the faq from this site

why you ask

because he will take it as nonsense seeing as we are procannabis and will probably not listen to it

I have made the same mistake and I got nowhere

Your probably never gonna get through to him, some people are just too damn stubborn, but hell take a shot in the dark and try to get him to see your point of view maybe one day he will see the light and finally understand that what you are doing is practically harmless