MORALS.....

[KronicKing]

Interesting thread ...

Kids growing up too quickly? That's far more perception than reality ... if anything, "kids", as a group, in most western countries, are growing up *slower* compared to say a century ago; many vestiges of the past remain as relevant now as back then ... following are examples one will find in the *United States*:

* Age of sex consent laws ... age 14 to 16 typically.

* Age of legal marriage ... age 7 to 13 typically.

* Age on can drive on public roads ... age 16 in most states; is even lower in some states.

* Operate farm equipment ... single digit age (talking like age 7!) is common, such as with the Amish. Very conflicting laws in regards to this ... an employer typically is not legally permitted to allow employees under age 18 to operate heavy machinery.

* Employment ... age 14 in many states; lower permissable in some states/situations.

* Drop out of school ... age 16 in many states.

* Military service ... age 17

* Can be considered an adult in regards to the legal system ... low teens quite common in most states; can be executed.

Teens, and even younger, in many parts of the world are expected to get married (most often arranged; such arrangements are seen here in the U.S. too, such as with the "Travelers"), have children, work, etc.

While one can debate whether "kids" should or should not do certain things, point I'm making is that "kids", as a group, are not growing up any faster; if anything, the opposite seems to be true.

In regards to psychotropics (getting "high", etc) ... it really depends ... teenagers tend to be more open to learning new things / new experiences, less responsibilities, and less to lose; most adults have much to lose, such as their career, kids, house, etc.

Speaking of maturity, many of the worst troublemakers / very immature people I've personally come across over the years have been way out of their teens - more towards middle age! Maturity isn't a clear-cut thing, even though society tends to make it out that way ... however, with that said, there is much most teens don't know / haven't yet experienced ... so when is the
"right" time for teens to do various activities, etc? There are no simple answers to that and it's doubtful there ever will be, but on the bright side, most teens, regardless of their upbringing, turn out to be well adjusted adults, who themselves will ask the same questions when they too have children ... amazes me how the 60s generation in the States, as a group, is among the most hawkish when it comes to watching / tracking their children ... what are they afraid of? Another Summer of '69, Woodstock, repeat of the 70s ... LOL!

Ron

well put ron,i agree

[KronicKing]

Whats up with that guy talking shit? what a cock sucker to talk like that!

he wasn't he was saying the same thing i was at the bottom of my post,because we are young people think automaticly we are dumb imature and just like every other teen retard out there,i dont think i know everything,infact im far far from it,but because i am young people tend to treat me with disrespect and assume i am immature,as avid pot smokers we all know what it is like to be singled out and have assumtions and insults throw at us just because we like to get high,it is the same as many people includeing most here veiw younger people,it seems as pot heads we would have much more open minds and look at people as indeviduals instead of a group of idiots,and use the reasoning the we are idiots just because we are part of a group you may not agree with or are misinformed about i know you were a kid once to but:
The butterfly never seems to remember what it is like to be the catipillar

[bubblebrain8]

i would say dont sell weed to anyone under 15 years old

[HypnotizedMind]

we were all kids or maybe some of us still are, and most of us had the urge to get high at a young age...for me i started smoking at age 12.

and now i consider my self responsible.

ive never came in contact with the police, ive never been arrested, never been on probation. ive never let weed come in between me and my responsibilites.

and i am 17.

[Blunt burner turner]

i'm sixteen and i have been smoking sinse i was 12, at least once a week for three years. my brain has been developing throug all of that time. i go to the second best state school in the country (i'm not boasting but it prooves a point) not only do i not think that weed has inhibited my brains development i believe it has played an important role in devbeloping my personality, i am now an easy going generous person, i don't like fighting and i like talking not shouting, i don't mug old women. also last point i'm sure you trust your weed to be weed and just weed, if you refuse to sell a minor good clean weed you are increasing the chances of him going to someone who will put crak in their "weed" and yes i have smoked what i thought was weed and was clearly not just that in that exact circummstance. i do see your points i think you just need a different perspective to make a decition on ethical isues. xx

[MegaOctane12]

I haven't read this thread properly, but selling drugs to anyone perpetuates and increases the likelihood of a minor getting their hands on it. That's just how it is, because drugs circulate, the person you sell to will circulate e.t.c e.t.c. How anyone can have such a high moral standard when it comes to this, is completely astonishing in my opinion, and hipocritical. You sell drugs, your selling them to your whole community.