alright, so i'm seeing this guy and he is completely straightedge, but he's the kind that hasn't done anything in his life. i am completely fine with that and we get along great, but every now and again the topic of weed comes up and so many things go through my mind of what i want to say to him to make him understand why i love it. haha, but being a seasoned smoker i wind up sounding like everyone else ("weed is great because....you realize things you never would when you're sober" or something like that). as much as i want to sit him down, strap him to a chair, and blow him a whole blunt of shotties, i know i can't force him but i want him to understand that there are actually amazing things that come from mary jane. what i'm asking from you guys are great reasons (experiences, ephinanies you reached while high, the benefits it has brought to your life...) why weed is, in fact, the miracle plant and not "a stupid thing that stoners do" because i know that if you guys help me, i might be able to make him see the light. love, sophia
Make him watch the video on here http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216255 And tell him he is just gonna have to try to it to really be able to understand why its so great. Plus i would add you only live once so i would want to get out there and try as many new things as possible.
It's not something he can really understand through descriptions, he'd have to experience it. But anyway, it's helped me become more calm and generally open to everything in life. There's not much he can say about it having never tried it, his views are only what he's heard from others...don't force him, just let him know the option's always open.
Lime'd for truth. Seriously though, tell him you'll not smoke for a month if he lets you get him blazed for a night. THE FIRST ONE'S FREE!!!
ya thats how it works with most men, eventually when your really close keep offering/asking him every few days then eventually be like dont be such a pussy. my buddy did that to my little brother and convinced him to smoke this big hash joint with us.
None of that is going to have any effect if he is a devoted straight edger, I used to be, the only way he will change is when he is ready. That's when I changed, I decided I didn't want to shut out, and be against things I had never done, so now I'm a pot head. Don't bother with the videos, or the you really should try it, because when I was edge that shit used to just piss me off. He'll change when he's ready and on his own will, if you want to change him, maybe he's not right for you.
the video was pretty good it was so much for smoking (only like 5 minutes promoting smoking but for cancer use) but for the uses of hemp and its history.
I've been smoking for like 5 years now and 3 out of my 4 best friends have never smoked, one them has never even had a drink before and he's 21, its not a big deal if he doesnt want smoke, sometimes its better that way to have a friend that doesnt smoke that way when you're really high he can drive you places to get some grub and you dont have to be all paranoid about getting pulled over.
it's not that i really want him to change, because i know there is nothing worse than forcing someone to do something, and it honestly isn't THAT important to me. i just want him to understand. i have had many straightedge friends and they would respect my choices and vice versa, but everytime it comes up he denounces it to such an extreme i feel the need to defend myself. i think i'm sticking to the "you don't even know" arguement until we both get over this difference. haha but honestly there is nothing more satisfying than being with someone the first time they break edge.
I'm one of those ^ Decided to smoke, I hadn't had a sip of alcohol, a pull of a joint, anything like that until I was 18 when I broke edge. I never really cared about other people though, SXE was always about me not other people, I used to go to parties and stuff, and just not drink or smoke or anything I never had a problem with that.
