Expert: Jacqui - 10/30/2009

Question
Its me Alex if you still remember.
I found my brothers stash and I took about a little less than the size of a dime of weed.

If i were to try it, how can I do it safely and not get cought?

Answer
Hi Alex,

I hope you are well.  As I mentioned before, I absolutely can't tell you how to take drugs and not get caught.  No matter what you do, I guess there is a chance that someone might see you, or your brother might noticed that some of his pot has gone!

I am also not going to say whether or not you should do this.  If, however, you have already decided that you want to, then I would always recommend that you take adequate precautions - i.e.: be in a safe place, make sure you don't have to drive a car or operate any sort of machinery, and ideally, have a close and trusting friend with you.  The potential negative effects of marijuana are much more likely to be related to high level long term use in people predisposed to mental illness (although this is still being debated), and there are only minimal risks associated with using a small amount once.  However, smoking is linked to cancer, so worth considering (once isn't going to do it, but if you really love it and keep going and going and going, then ... well, I really believe that people should know the risks of things before they do them).

Marijuana is a pretty commonly used drug, but some people find it to be really full on and scary.  That is why I suggest you have someone with you (just in case you freak out and someone needs to talk you down).

Anyway, as I said, I am not going to make a decision for you, but if you are going to do it, do it safely!

Take care,

Jacqui