Quote Originally Posted by KNOTME66
I consider myself a responsible user who thinks the laws should be changed...and have thought so for years. I hate the thought of laws stating that if you toke a little smoke then you are irresponsible hard core crimminal.
Well yeah, who here doesn't feel this way, that smoking marijuana isn't bad, criminal, and the laws suck?

I didn't say with 100% certainty that you are looking for someone to co-sign your bullshit and if that term offends you I'm sorry but that's they way it was told to me. For you and those in the future I will write it like "co-sign your bullshit." There's nothing wrong with 12 step meetings either. I 've been but it was for school and everyone should go to one or two. You can apply the 12 steps to more things than you think. But I do stand by my statement that
it sounds like you are looking for someone to co-sign your bullshit.
I said it sounds not that it is 100% and that is obviously based on past experiences and not by knowing you personally. Ask yourself this though, what other purpose would this thread have other than to promote the idea of smoking on probation?

Quote Originally Posted by KNOTME66
I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY know that those on probation should NOT risk toking but I also know that for the most part it is almost like asking the impossible for some (like me). I periodically see others sharing about using in small amounts during probation periods.
It's not like you are asking people to get together in a thread to help others make it through not smoking on probation?

You realize if you were caught smoking on probation and were given an assessment that most psychiatrists would find a way to give you a dependency diagnosis based on the 7 criteria found in the DSM-IV? They would probably say 1) there is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use, 2) important social, occupational or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of substance use (you can't do these things while in jail), and then mold this one to fit you 3) the substance use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance . I'm not saying I agree because diagnostic psychiatry is a tough area with lots of gray in it but if you meet 3 of the 7 criteria in a 12 month period, you would get labeled dependent by many.

To me, the thread itself would be like a walking dependent thread, like the thread itself had a dependency problem. Its existence is just to help people try to get away with smoking despite the consequence of going to jail which follows a basic description of dependency, use despite consequences.