Is 14 too Young?

[BizzleLuvin]

14...that means you are in high school, right?
i say no, thats not too young. just remember to concentrate on the things that are important, like school.

[suhl]

i dont really see how a fourteen year old could afford weed what are you buying it on your allowance. you are going to forget a lot of what you learned in a few years, and a lot of it isnt important anyway. but what is is that you graduate, and i know plenty of people who were dumb before smoking weed who smoked a shitload in highschool and did fine

[ValkyrieAg]

if you look at every country around the world where the drinking age is under 18 there arent nearly as many under 21 deaths and accidents as a result of drinking. the sole purpose of that law is control. i think it should be to the discretion of the parents with all drugs, until eightteen. then of course whether the parents supports you is up to them

I'm not sure where you are from, but I had a vehicle by the time I was 15. Been driving since I was really really young. (big ranch=lots of time behind the wheel)

In the states, most kids have cars. The reason we have more alcohol deaths is because of our stupid american kids and the poor values their parents have instilled in them. If more kids have cars, obviously we will have more deaths....so you can't really compare it because more US teens have keys. I've seen dead people laying on black top...but don't get me wrong, I drive impaired all the time. I am guilty of it. Only thing is when I am an impaired driver, I take it seriously and take pride in getting my friends places safe on friday nights. If you are careless, you could end up dead. Simple as that.

I don't think I knew anyone in high school that didn't have their own wheels.

[suhl]

well youre wrong, its that simple. i was talking percentages, not overall amounts, and not specifically limiting it to car accidents i could get into detail, but i really dont care about proving you wrong.

[d00d557]

yeah TheFatKid I first smoked right before my 15 birthday and i'm still 15 now. haven't been smoking too much lately since i've been trying to dodge a drug test, just don't let it mess with schoolwork or anything and just keep up a good lifestyle and you're straight

[ValkyrieAg]

well youre wrong, its that simple. i was talking percentages, not overall amounts, and not specifically limiting it to car accidents i could get into detail, but i really dont care about proving you wrong.

Percentages are based on actual numbers....are they not?

If there are 100 american teens...i would guess 60 of them (at least) would have a car and drive regularly. = 60% of teens have wheels

If there are 100 somalian teens...i would guess none of them would have a car a nd drive regularly. = 0% of teens have wheels

If there are 100 UK teen drivers...i would guess under 20 would have a car and drive regularly. = 20% of teens have wheels.


If there are more american teen drivers....of course we are going to have more accidents. Nearly every time I have ever drank, I have been in a vehicle at least once while intoxicated..whether as a driver or passenger.

[herostyle]

In my opinion wait till your 16. I started when I was 14, and i was little immature and careless.

[burnable]

health issues completely aside, whether something is right or wrong or not is determined by culture. it's often illegal to puff, but that doesn't change the ideology of the cannabis culture, which celebrates pot in spite of laws. however there's also cultural prescriptions on a convivial level, that is to say in the family, which in your case may or may not be against the use of cannabis. until you get to the age that you separate yourself from the restraints of family allegiance, it's best to do whatever will appease the culture that exists within the walls of your family's house. of course, this is coming from someone who smoked intermittently since the age of twelve and never raised many parental concerns. it's up to your judgement and ability to maintain a normal appearance while stoned.

[ValkyrieAg]

health issues completely aside, whether something is right or wrong or not is determined by culture. it's often illegal to puff, but that doesn't change the ideology of the cannabis culture, which celebrates pot in spite of laws. however there's also cultural prescriptions on a convivial level, that is to say in the family, which in your case may or may not be against the use of cannabis. until you get to the age that you separate yourself from the restraints of family allegiance, it's best to do whatever will appease the culture that exists within the walls of your family's house. of course, this is coming from someone who smoked intermittently since the age of twelve and never raised many parental concerns. it's up to your judgement and ability to maintain a normal appearance while stoned.

Very well said. Just because you have your own room and don't have to share a bunk with little brother does not mean that you can start bringing illegal substances into your parents home....or get arrested because of it.

If I would have brought pot into my parents house as a young person, I would have gotten my ass kicked. Not sat down and 'talked to' about the 'dangers of pot'. I would get my ass kicked.

My dad has 2 degrees and my mom/sister/brother have ivy league degrees. Pot had *no* place in my home growing up.

[Delta]

I would say thats too young. 18 sounds like a fair age. Why?
Because that's the age you can be drafted and go to war and die.