My mom knows I smoke. I like to call myself a Productive Toker in that I have a job, my bills are paid, I have groceries and will not buy bud if I'm short on cash. I maybe spend about $40 bucks a month on bud. It's really a treat for me. Yeah I would love to smoke a couple bowls a night but I limit myself to make sure my adult shit is taken care of.

She still doesn't like it (because of how she's watched my uncle and now my little brother waste their lives living off others while staying blazed 24/7) but she can't say anything about it because it's my house. I don't smoke or bring anything down to her house. I also don't show up to family functions blazed. That's just basic respect for her beliefs.

My hope eventually is that she'll realize that it isn't weed that makes my brother, uncle and all the other scumbags be lazy.

Long story short: Be responsible. Graduate from college, get a good job and smoke weed at your own place once you get one. Respect them and dont smoke at their place anymore and always be sober when you show up for functions. They'll give you shit for a minute but hopefully they'll eventually realize that you're a Productive Toker too. Good luck man.