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<blockquote data-quote="JayKay" data-source="post: 234163" data-attributes="member: 324">As someone who's been to an AA meeting or three, I know they have a point of dealing with alcohol only.&nbsp; I forget the term, but they don't delve into other addictions.&nbsp; Gambling, food, drugs, etc.&nbsp; The term is something like division of purpose.&nbsp; I suppose it keeps the meetings smaller, so they're more focused.However, in intake in addiction counseling, you'll see mj users.&nbsp; Granted, they're usually kids.&nbsp; Forced to be there by courts or parents.&nbsp; Older mj users, who are ONLY using mj are probably smart enough to stay off the radar of law enforcement etc.&nbsp; And of course, they don't have parents breathing down their neck.However, a lot of the harder drug users DID graduate from mj, and likely went to mj from other even-less insidious drugs.&nbsp; Beers from the garage fridge.&nbsp; Cigs out of mom's purse, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Again, just a series of poor decisions.To speak to your comment though, in several years of AA, I have never seen ANYONE laughed out of a meeting.&nbsp; Obviously, at least some people there are serious.&nbsp; I see the points being made here though.&nbsp; I realize that if the medical marijuana had been handled correctly in the beginning, and if it were as available as other scrip drugs, we likely wouldn't be having this LONNNG conversation about recreational mj.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JayKay, post: 234163, member: 324"] As someone who's been to an AA meeting or three, I know they have a point of dealing with alcohol only. I forget the term, but they don't delve into other addictions. Gambling, food, drugs, etc. The term is something like division of purpose. I suppose it keeps the meetings smaller, so they're more focused. However, in intake in addiction counseling, you'll see mj users. Granted, they're usually kids. Forced to be there by courts or parents. Older mj users, who are ONLY using mj are probably smart enough to stay off the radar of law enforcement etc. And of course, they don't have parents breathing down their neck. However, a lot of the harder drug users DID graduate from mj, and likely went to mj from other even-less insidious drugs. Beers from the garage fridge. Cigs out of mom's purse, etc. Again, just a series of poor decisions. To speak to your comment though, in several years of AA, I have never seen ANYONE laughed out of a meeting. Obviously, at least some people there are serious. I see the points being made here though. I realize that if the medical marijuana had been handled correctly in the beginning, and if it were as available as other scrip drugs, we likely wouldn't be having this LONNNG conversation about recreational mj. [/QUOTE]

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