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great article. great story, not really sure why people decide to read an article called "how old were you when you first smoked your first joint" and then complain about the subject matter but i wouldn't sweat them they are obviously crybaby complainers that just want to get on a message board and tell other people how to live their lives. I thought it was an immensely entertaining read that i did not catch back when it was originally posted.

I've never smoked pot, but my so-called-father always did whenever I visited him as a kid. We'd all (he'd have some friends of his over) be sitting their playing some board game or other, and one of them would take a puff, then hand me the joint in a roach clip, attached to a radio antenna, and say "here, pass this to joe". I did like the smell of it though (infinitely better than the wretched stench of tobacco).

Never smoked it, never will. I abstain from drugs and alchohol although I don't think alchohol is wrong in moderation, if you stop before drunk. So I guess I didn't enjoy the article that much, because it's just not something I personally want to promote. God bless

One word GOLD!

I enjoyed the read. Thanks!

i was 12 but i never used it again seince i spent the night hiding under my bed playing playstation.

Very unique article.

I love ganja

The Best Part Was When Lil Erik Was Wackin' Off To Ya Mama's Grannie Panties!!!!! =D

Eight year olds smoking pot and whacking off. Where the hell did you grow up? Vice City?

HOLLY SHIT DUDE!!! I thought I was young when I started smoking out when I was ten. Great story though, best article I've ever read here, keep this shit up yo!

Amazing article dude.

Possibly one of the best articles I've ever read. I mean I could totally picture every part of the story and it was very entertaining. It reminded me of one of those 45 minute indie films that come on those paid movie channels (Showtime, HBO, Encore,etc.)

The site administrator just told me that as of today August 23, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. (Pacific) that this article has received- 44 Thumbs Up and 30 Thumbs Down for a grand total of 74 total votes. Wither you loved it or hated it, and that does seem to be the case, I thank all of you for taking the time to read it and cast your vote.

Great story! Very entertaining from start to finish. Felt like we were there part of the action =)

LONG!! but worth it... brings back memories. great read, strange story in the middle about the underwear but it somehow worked. A+++++!

good story. i remember the first time, i was 16 and i smoked with a couple experienced friends in some girl's mobile home, out of this weird pipe which was hidden inside of a pink highlighter pen. it took about 20 mins to kick in, and i first noticed i was high when i was eating a piece of pizza, sitting on a stool, and a sausage chunk fell down and hit my shoe. it seemed to fall forever. then i just started laughing uncontrollably, and my friends looked at each other nodding, "he's high." then we went out back and hit a four-square ball with a baseball bat, followed by watching King of the Hill. i remember driving after an hour, which was insane to do on my first time smoking.

hahaha great story.

P.S. Could I get a picture of your mom in her prime? lol jk

Okay, I usually avoid doing things like this, but I think I need to set the record straight here.

First of all when I wrote this piece, I had no intention of putting it on the front page. I had originally posted it in my profile, like the one I have there now, and it is composed entirely of pictures so I could do just that. I privately showed this piece to a couple of RJ writers whom I respect, and they said that I should publish.

Second, it was not my intention in any way to wave the '420 banner' or to make this some kind of a pro pot anthem. It was a story, plain and simple. Something that I did when I was too young to know any better. I tried to tell it in a way that was entertaining, but I also wanted the reader to visualize an 8 year old boy smoking a joint. For me that's a pretty horrific image, and if my 8 year old son told me he had done something like this; I would be devastated. If there was any message to this piece, it would be that parents who indulge in this type of activity should be responsible, and not do it around their children. If my dad hadn't smoked around me when I was so young, then none of this would have ever happened.

Think about it.

Great article! Weed is amazing and it has saved peoples lives. End of story. Haters need to get lost.

16 and couldn't stop smiling

P.S. Watch "The McShanghai Prophecy" on youtube for a modern twist on mcnugget buddy madness.

Uh-oh back down into singe digits again. Somebody call alt man!

I used to smoke pot pretty regularly, I turned out just fine, graduated college (with honors and what not), have a family etc. It's not the pot that turns people bad, it's the individual person that does.

Wolfdreamer-I was in all the AP classes and honors programs too, and I still smoked pot, drank on the weekends, never skipped class, and had a 3.8 gpa, my mom has a masters in Divinity and is a chaplain for hospice. And yes she puts on the old Simon and Garfunkel records and smokes every now and again.
All I'm trying to say is, if you have zero experience in something you have no right to pass judgement, I guess your parents forgot to teach you that lesson.

Isn't one of the main reasons for this site is to take people with you down memory lane and share one's past experiences? Good God people, lighten the fuck up. Just because people smoke pot doesn't make them low lives, sorry to burst your bubble. The same people ragging on Ganj for smoking are probably the ones slamming fifths of vodka...oh well. Still get a thumbs up from me.

I will admit it was quite an entertaining read, it's just not what I want to see on RetroJunk.

gaijinninja - thank you for letting me know. I think the reason I did that was because I misspelled it and for some reason spellcheck had it capitalized.

Madmacks - the reason I read this article was the same reason I read most of the articles, to see what they are about. I assumed at one point he was going to say just kidding or something along those lines, so I kept reading. I'm sorry that I offended you. I guess I lived a very sheltered life compared to you and the author. I remember seeing kids who did that kind of behavior and just didn't go near them. It also helped that I had parents who didn't smoke, drink, look at offensive material or curse. It helped even more that I was in the GATE, honors and AP programs during my school years so the kids that did that type of activities weren't around.

Oh well, to each his/her own.

Yes! double digits again!

Hahahaha, Kain, If ever I was going to smoke weed (and I won't by the way), you had better believe that I would be listening to some freakin' Pink Floyd!!!

Jeez Pop, I'm cracking up right now. I can handle my own fights... but there's no one else in this world I would want to have covering my back more than you.

Just for the record, he's serious about finding people, he has three brothers who are cops. And trust me, he is exceptionally skilled at 'beating ass.'

I didn't mean to embarrass you by underestimating your achievements, I'm not exactly a weakling, but 484? Damn man that's some serious weight, I' surprised you didn't break the bar. Even though you just turned 60 I still wouldn't want to mess with you.

As for the bike I just ordered some parts that will at least get me up and running again. This weekend Black Rock?

What the hell happened to your avatar and name?

I was 16 and in my best friends car listening to Fink Floyds Darkside of the Moon. That was one of the best nights of my life!

This was wild. Im not sure how I feel about it. I dunno man. I kinda wish I was high right now, maybe that way, I'd understand this article or could believe some of the shit in it. Not bad. At least it was entertaining.

Wow, for all the folks who are anti-pot, why the hell did you read the article in the first place? Gaijinninja is clearly not a "pot head" and just reliving a story from his childhood, it's not like he was smoking crack. I couldn't stand all of you judgemental assholes in high school, it is possible to be an upstanding member of society, get good grades,have a good job and still toke a little reefer now and then. Get over yourselves you holier than thou pussies, I figured 99% of people on this site wouldn't be conservative assholes, I guess I was wrong. If I could give this article ten thumbs up I would.

man very great article!!!!!
this could be like a novel!! the adventures of weed boy!!!!! hehehehe

now, i understand why you didnt want to continue with smoking marijuana, i sometimes feel the same way too.
but,
i think that your a pussy, no offense, for chickening out. but its understandable!!! great job in writing this!!!

erik missed a couple of nice sessions!!

martys awesome!!! a parent that smokes and lets their child in too! where else could you find that!
until you guys grew up he still smokes!
has he improved ever since that?, i mean in his life?

Love it or hate it, I appreciate all the people who read it. Sincerely. It's been funny watching the score rise and fall, it definitely seemed to provoke strong emotional reactions both pro and con, and I love how widely diverging the comments have been thus far, and I thank you for everyone of them.

Childhood isn't all sugar and sweetness, it can have a dark side too, something this web site has seemed to have forgotten.

P.S. Wolfdreamer, marijuana does not need to be capitalized unless it is either: at the beginning of a sentence, part of a title, or used as a proper noun. Just thought you should know for posterity's sake.

Dude, I don't understand the haters...This was a damn entertaining article!

Ok there is just so many things wrong with this article. You were in 2nd grade when you smoked Marijuana? When I was in second grade I was to scared to play in the big kids playground. I couldn't imagine if someone asked me to smoke drugs. At that age I had no idea what drugs were and I lived in the equivalent of a ghetto.

I can honestly say you have to be the most messed up childhood I have ever heard.

Heck I didn't even know what drugs really were until 6th grade when they had the DARE program. I was one of those kids that took it seriously. I even wore the sticker that they gave and always had the ribbon pinned on during red ribbon week.

I remember thinking that if someone offered me drugs I would come up with some great response to say no. I remember practicing it too. However I was so scared as a kid that I would have probably run away.

I can't believe you wrote this you are one sick individual.

I was a goody goody at that age. I didn't have time to get into stuff like that because I always had other stuff to tend to.

retrojunk + memories from childhood = yes
retrojunk + memories of smoking reefer in the 2nd grade = dude, take it somewhere else

RetroJunk article " How a pusher got a 2nd grader into smoking illegal drugs"

Coming up; "Age is Just a number - how to fondle girls in 2nd and 3rd grade"

Good article, good pictures. Very entertaining.

This article is pathetic. What an embarrassment to the site. I hate potheads.

Crap crap crap.

Great article. But I hope nobody from the DEA sees it. The guy growing it will be in big trouble, you pretty much laid out a map to his place, lol.

thumb downs, sorry.

BEST article i've ever read on retrojunk . . .
keep it up - very groovy

Jango, that toilet paper tube contraption is what me and my friends used to call a "spoofer" don't ask me why. It worked wonders, not so much with giant bong rips but for the most part it worked well. Then again I was high so maybe I didn't notice.

A little adult, but funny as hell!

First off, this article oozes win. Second anyone who thinks D.A.R.E. was to be taken seriously in school needs to reassess their situation in life...lol My former class D.A.R.E. officer was a fucking hypocrite. I saw him at the bowling alley on the weekend once as a kid smoking cigarettes and sucking down beers like they were going out of style. Anyway, I digress.

The first time I smoked pot it wasn't a big deal. It was with a co-worker after the closing shift at the restaurant where I work and at first I didn't believe him when he asked me if I wanted to get high with him after work. But sure enough we walked out to his car together after work and upon opening the car door I could smell it deep in the upholstery. This guy was for real.

The only reason I knew what it smelled like already was because I was offered it a couple times when I was away at school for two and half years and I was a pussy and turned down the offer. And to make it worse I probably made myself look lame in front the two hot girls offering it to me but anyway...

...So this co-worker of mine had gone to the trunk of his car while I sat shotgun and when he came back he had a small baggie of weed. I don't remember what "breed" it was but he said we had to go get some "wraps" first. We pulled into a BP and he had bought some cigar rolling papers and we were going to roll up a blunt to share. The first time I smoked pot it didn't effect me like I thought it would. Hollywood is fucking full of shit. All remember from my first experience is laughing at things that weren't funny and being extremely thirsty like you said.

The second time I smoked weed was with an old friend from grade school who had procured the pot from his aunt. I don't remember what breed this pot was either but this time I would smoke it from a pipe.

I also remember learning from my friend a method of containing the smell of the pot smoke by taking a toilet paper tube and stuffing it with a few dryer sheets to act as a makeshift filter. So anyway my friend and I went out to my garage and it was cold as a witch's tit and snowing fucking hard (March in Ohio, my friends.) as we went out. We pulled down the garage door and he began to pack the goods in the pipe. Then we both got lit and this time being my second time I think I was definitely more high than my first time. And since my friend had done it quite a few times he had a tolerance and was able to tell me about some of the funny things I/We did.

First off, I thought my driveway was a four foot deep river that I had to wade through to get back in the house, second I made a fat ham sandwich because this time I actually got the stereotypical munchies, and third we thought it would be a good idea to watch a horror movie while high. Needless to say I don't think Friday The 13th Part 7 is the best film to watch when high. We were terrified and amused at the same time. It was freaky.

Anyway, there's my two cents and I can't wait for my next "high times".

I had done it for a while. But my first joint ever was actually not too long ago. I first used an iron lung, (a pop bottle with a bowl in the cap and a plastic bag on the bottom), then i used a glass pipe. I tried a bong once but it didn't feel right to me. Then just a couple weeks ago i used a joint. It was ok. I liked it better than a bong, but its no pipe. But i only started when i was 15 or 16. I had never even known about it until i was like 13. But the first time i drank beer i was 7 and my dad let me taste it. I remember it tasted like pennies. And trust me, as a child i knew what the different money was by taste and smell because i couldn't read.

Dude! awesome story. god i remember me and my friend finding plants behind one of my neighbor's houses back when we were kids. great article

Thanks guys for all your awesome comments! To be honest I wasn't sure how people would react to this, but I'm very pleased people seemed to like it so far.

holy shit dude, your friends have serious balls for smoking that stuff

Great story man, write some more stories of chrondizzle. Take it easy and keep tokin.

Didn't Marty learn anything from D.A.R.E?! Seriously though, epic story.

Give me a break.

Glad to see someone else using Word Art-like titles and some Google Map pics.

Oh yeah, I've never puffed the magic dragon before.

I never smoked weed and I never will.

Great great story. I remember the first time that I smoked weed. Lol, I wasn't smoking it right and nothing really happened.

this story took me back to the days of me and my "crew"......the first time? 14yrs some song was on the radio im sure it was a girl r&b group but at the time it sounded like greenday...funny thing though i smoked for years and now that shit give me anxiety attacks...lmfao

Nice article man, I waited until I was 14 before I started down that road. Good for you for resisting the peer pressure after you started, 8 is pretty young for that shit. Laughed my ass off about your buddy jerkin off to your mom's panties, classic.

Thumbs up from me, I remember my first high...though I was a little older than you were. Great article, kept me intrigued!