well it seems like alot of drug users are from bad familys, BUT I am the exception, the only drug ive ever done is pot and nothing more, and i had a very very tough childhood growing up, i was so depressed i thought about killing my self alot, and other people, i was indeed the quiet scary kid back then, but nobody ever knew that cause i seemed like everything was fine when it wasnt, and also all my child hood friends went into pot around 13, which got me to try it when i was 13 to like 18 ive only done pot 50 times maybe(peer pressure) cause they know i didnt do it and didnt want to hurt my parents, all i can say is that i dont understand drug users, it seems like they are so weak, cause when they have a problem they cant deal with so they have to use drugs, alot but not all of my friends have gone into shrooms,Coke, and shooting heroine, which i might add that they all have issues that they run away from when using drugs, and about 90% of my friends have parents that are divorced, or dont pay attention to them enough, so they use? does that not seem like they are weak?

ive had a worse childhood then im sure all of my firends and yet i sit here not using drugs, but yes i am more screwed up more than them cause i faced my problems head on, and all my friends come to me when they need something cause im sure they can see how strong i am mentally and phyiscally but not emotionally, cause i care too much about my friends and try to help them anyway i can, but yes sometimes when im mad or depressed, i get urge to be self destructive, and go get drunk(thats my drug of choice) but still i dont cause i deal with it.

im sorry if im not being helpful and i sound like a major ******** right now but i had to sit here and see my friends throw there lives away when it wasnt that bad, everything that you think that you couldnt have learned without pot, YOU COULD HAVE LEARNED BY YOURSELF, i did and many other people do also, the reason your minds slowed down now is because you have killed brain cells, (trust me 2 friends of mine have smoked themselves retarded i swear) and a few friends on mine that are girls even smoked pot when they were pregnant,.

jesus i just realized what i wrote, and im sorry if your angry, but what i just typed is what i really need to say to my friends to maybe help them get their lives turned around cause i havent said anything over the years, so i guess i kinda took it out on you, so sorry again, im always very nice on these forums but the drugs topic struck me the wrong way, why do you still smoke pot? its not addicting well yeah it is for some people, is there something your running away from? or you smoke to take phyiscal pain away?

No way! I can't say drug use at all is from bad families. I no longer smoke pot (I did as a teen) but it certainly awakened me more spiritually.
If it helps you "connect" with the spiritual world and it does not bother you then there is nothing wrong with it in my opinion.
I am not against Pot use (I would use the other word but they may blank it out)
Keep with it my friend. It brings no harm, anyone who is against it does not understand it

pot is not a gateway drug. thats propaganda. Also not everyone does drugs to get away from their problems some of us experiment to experience. Iv tried em all, and I can honestly say that I dont regret it. I am sorry that all of your friends seem to have turned into addicts...You seem young so I am sure that they are too, hopefully they will get over it when they move past the teen angst stage. I spent atleast six years of my life smoking weed everyday, now that I have a child I get stoned when I have time maybe once every two weeks late at night. It's nice...something like nostalgia maybe...I will probably always identify with it! "I love you sweet leaf" lol

to quote you chevelle, I dont want to sound like a jerk but you seem a little "rigid bud!" maybe you should try to open your mind a little...you dont know it all yet, not even close! : - )
Pot is not for everybody, but you shouldnt judge.

I can tell that your a nice guy, I am a nice girl, sorry if I didnt come off that way. (Im also a sag)word of advice let your friends go to jail next time. addicts use people even if they arnt stealing from you. stop helping them out. They have to suffer consequences. Also stay away from that alchohol! they dont call it the Demon drink for nothing! : -)

Friends?

Not judging anyone or what they choose to do.......BUT.......I have honestly seen too many friends and family suffer with depression or a mental illness from smoking marijuana, so from my perspective I wouldn't touch it. I think it does more damage than we think.

Also, knowing how drugs etc affect and damage our aura, I would say that for anyone wanting to develop their spirituality, how can drugs possibly be any good to you? I quit smoking at the beginning of this year (after more than 20 years of smoking) and honestly haven't looked back.

Again, NOT judging.......just my own personal opinion.