[Mariner]

“Doing drugs is running away from life and reality.”

Pot is actually pretty mild compared to the prescription drugs the docs hand out.

[lone star annie]

And pot is not addictive! Also your body doesn’t build up a resistance to it!

[rhombus10]

“Doing drugs is running away from life and reality.”

Pot is actually pretty mild compared to the prescription drugs the docs hand out.

Excellent point. I worry more about seniors on the road with their cocktails of "medicine" than I do weed smokers.

[HangnJudge]

...“Doing drugs is running away from life and reality.”
...Pot is actually pretty mild compared to the prescription drugs the docs hand out.

I suspect that much of the Cannabis use in seniors is due to multiple medical issues and associated suffering that is only made worse by prescription narcotics. The dynamic is likely very different that that of the young adult “Stoner”