Silent generation (ages 73-90) only one in which a majority does not favor legalization of marijuana

[fleur-de-lisa]

Carroll Doherty @CarrollDoherty 1:37 PM - Mar 1, 2018

Silent generation (ages 73-90) now the only one in which a majority does not favor legalization of marijuana use.http://pewrsr.ch/2F4EcMY

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Damnit, Mom, get with the program! JK . . . my little old mother, who lives in Mississippi, is fully on board with legalizing pot.

[Skittles]

1. my bet: they would think differently if they tried it

[elleng]

2. The headline is a gross generalization, imo.

We have tried it, more and more of us every day.

[askyagerz]

9. I keep trying to get my 82 year old mom to try it

She thinks I'm nuts lol

[Skittles]

18. well in her defense, she probably knows you well

[askyagerz]

19. True but I was nuts before the weed

[cilla4progress]

3. 63 here and its my little helper

And has been since 1970!

Fortunate to live in a legal weed state.

[GWC58]

20. 59 here and

I’m not so fortunate. While we do have medical, after an almost 4-1/2 year delay, the $200-250 recommendation “fee” is a little steep. For some that’s not much. Pay check to pay checkers it’s a whole lot. No, I’ll have to wait for this state to fully legalize. In the meantime my endocannabinoid system will just have to “suck it up and tough it out.” 😡☹️😩

[cilla4progress]

24. That really

SUX!!!!!!!

[LisaM]

4. I think that would change with a little education.

My mother (who wasn't against it to begin with) has some nerve pain in her foot. At a craft fair in Washington, I got her a topical roll-on made with cannabis that she really loves. She showed it to someone who was trying to get legal marijuana on the ballot in Michigan who (somehow) did not know that this was an efficacious use of marijuana.

[Croney]

5. Im 73. We just hate change.

Maybe that’s it? I tried smoking it when I was in my 30’s and concluded I was allergic, since it made me puke each time, so I quit trying. However, I am not at all against legalization. Heck, maybe I’ll try it again.

[askyagerz]

7. Could have been something that was on the buds

Back in the day they used to spray all kinds of nasty stuff on their crops. Plus they would brick it up and it would grow molds. Or you could have just been allergic to something where it was grown and the pollen stuck to the sticky plant.

Today's pot is mostly all organic from a dispensary.

[3Hotdogs]

10. I think it was in the Nixon adminstration, D.E.A. or some other gub'mint assholes, sprayed marij

fields with herbicide. I believe it was called, Paraquat.

[fleur-de-lisa]

12. Blasphemy!

[3Hotdogs]

13. Yeah, I know. Jesus gonna get my sorry ass.

This white ass is gonna be splayed on a slow turning skewer in hell.

[fleur-de-lisa]

14. LOL! I meant blasphemy to ruin a good crop.

[3Hotdogs]

15. Oh. Well, I'm in deep shit anyway.

[GWC58]

21. That wouldve been Nixons

replacement president, Gerald R. Ford.

[fmdaddio]

6. 63 and jonesing

Grew up in Long Island N.Y. enjoyed since 1972. Moved to Fort Myers Fla. How does a 63 year old man hook up? Answer he doesn't

[askyagerz]

8. If you have a smartphone you can get on Massroots

Im sure someone from your area would be glad to hook you up

[fmdaddio]

17. Thanks But...

The app is ok for finding Med dispensaries' but some reviewers say that the site is subject to scammers and may be used by some police departments. Hey I know Paranoid but as an older dad with a kid I can't be too careful.

[GWC58]

23. Yeah really

I have one child, who is a minor. He gets much of my attention. I’ll just have to wait. I’m patient. I have to be as I have no choice.

[GWC58]

28. Yeah but they can't direct you to a

“sketchy dealer.” You know the, mostly, unreliable ones?

[askyagerz]

29. Its a black market

Just have to use your judgment. They're all hustlers but some are definitely less slimey then others.

[GWC58]

30. I was joking

I know there’s no “Weedmaps” for black market cannabis.

[GWC58]

22. Yep! No connections no weed

[3Hotdogs]

11. I'm 75 and have enjoyed a good toke.

Hell, even Julius Caesar and his friends enjoyed a good buzz.....

His final words, "A toot, Brute?"

[PoiBoy]

16. The Reefer Madness generation...

My mom used to tell me how she freaked out the one time she tried it... warning me off the stuff... looking right at me as I'm super stoned...

Mom: "Why are your eyes so red..?"
Me: "I'm just tired mom... it's been a long day.."
Mom: "Oh...OK.. you better get some sleep.."
Me: "Thanks mom... Love you..!!"

[GWC58]

25. And to a certain extent

they still run the government. That’s to our detriment!

[lunasun]

26. 73-90? Seems like the perfect age to relax and enjoy some herb

[CanSocDem]

27. I've noticed a 'curiosity' from that generation.

I'm 70 and have always relied on younger people for my cannabis needs. Old friends that are in their 70's have been listening to the proponents of medical marijuana and complaining to me - I don't know why - about modern medicine and why they still feel shitty. One guy is a former alcoholic, sober for decades and now driving a bus in his late 70's. Even though I know he could use it now, I've decided to wait until he doesn't need clean urine.

Once legalization takes place, these are the people we should convert. After years of abuse from the medical industry, they deserve the opportunity to 'feel better'!


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