If weed were to be legalized, as alcohol, there should be an age requirement. Since I don't know you, I won't generalize... but most 17 year old kid's do not use weed as they should. Most younger kids continue to give people reason's to keep pot illegal.
Your parent's should certainly not be doing as they are. I'm glad they were so open minded to speak with you, rather than talking down to you... but a father giving his 17 year old son seed's isn't good. Even if it was legal. Rather, he should be ordering your college applications, scholarships, etc... to further your education, which will further you as a person. Sure, if he wanted to fire a doobie with you once a month as father and son, cool... but many younger teens do use pot as a gateway drug. This is because they do pot to get "fucked up." I smoke pot to increase my love for the world, to be more spiritual, to give me the appreciation of the small, living things in this world, such as flowers, trees, birds... all the beauty in the world that most people are unable to see once they are no longer children.
I'm not lecturing you or anything... just keep your head on straight and realize that you will not make it through college smoking weed all the time. All good things are worth waiting for... and pot certainly falls into that category.
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