like most people i started with tobaco and alcohol and then to weed and lsd and shrooms in the 70's people didnt look at the more dangerous drugs like meth / coke /heroin in the way they do now so it wasnt long before i was involved in using these drugs as well.. im the one who choose to do this and accept full responsabilty for this decission.. that choice caused many yrs of misery for my self and my family before i got help but i still believe that if i had been told the truth about cannibis rather than the old tired ass propaganda line that weed is as dangerous and addictive as heroin i may have steered clear of that whole mess on the bright side though i also know with out any doubt that with out cannibis and the help i recieved through a methadone maintnece program i would never have been able to quit using heroin and cocaine good luck bro and remember your mom isnt trying to be an asshole she's only trying to protect the one thing in her life that means more to her than than anything else. YOU!! if you keep your grades up and act responsable around the house and through out your life and become succesful when you are older you can always come back and tell her ive smoked for yrs and still turned out ok this is the best way to show the brainwashed masses that pot smokers are no differant than non pot smokers