Seagull58
In the Algarve
Yeah, my son put it all behind him and is now doing very well in his chosen career, thanks for askingI will agree that in the early stages of weed-smoking, its very different. When I started smoking at 19-20, I wasn't really aware of the actual effects. I could get on a train without understanding or feeling any shame about how f***ing stoned I probably looked. Jumped into various projects without understanding that I could never pull it off while stoned, had a smoke before meeting dates without understanding how sluggish and non-horny I'd be when actually facing her.
Smoking weed delays a lot of natural brain processing so you learn the lessons slowly. Sometimes have to repeat mistakes a couple of times, or have a good friend telling you what-is-what from a perspective you ignored/didn't think of. But once you're five-ten years into it, its all clear to pretty much every stoner. Now in my mid-30s, my conversations with fellow stoners usually revolve around how useless, lazy and unproductive we are.
Hopefully your son will come out of it well - most do. When the disadvantages of smoking become more obvious, its not fun anymore. Those who want to live a good life will stop smoking and those who want to live a non-bad life will often continue; it may not be fun, but its comfortable.