"Just smoke some weed!"

I've noticed, particularly since Twitter became popular, that a ton of my schoolmates have been posting about drugs and other nefarious activities. Suddenly, #JustSmokeSomeWeed is a trending topic.

I will explain my feelings with two memes:

Seriously? You look like a douche.

I'm not saying this simply because I don't smoke or drop acid. I'm saying this because in ten years, these kids will look back and realize what idiots they were. They will realize that in their attempts to seem like adults, they made themselves seem more childish.

They may say they are trying to "support the cause" or talk about their own personality, but they're similar to those people who discover a band, and suddenly, that band is their entire existence. (We all know someone who has done this. Hell, we may have even done it ourselves.) These people latch onto this activity/material thing only because they have no substance to their personality, or simply cannot find their personality. It isn't a sign of weakness, it's just average adolescence. Insecurity runs rampant, and it sucks, but find solace somewhere else, and try to refrain from informing the Interwebs so often.

If you are reading this, and you happen to know that you are one of these people, here is how you make an ass out of yourself by publicly advertising your illegal activity:

• First of all, it's illegal. If you put that out there, you are really just asking to be charged with possession. Right now you say "Fuck the police! I don't care!" but once you get put in juvie hall with people who actually don't care, you may rethink your priorities.
• Secondly, it's trashy. Girls, these guys aren't attracted to you because doing drugs is attractive. They simply like the fact that you do these things because they do these things. Do you honestly think Mr. Broseph Stoner is so worth impressing that you risk being caught?
• Lastly, it exposes your insecurity. Whether you realize it or not, you are posting these things to gain the attention of other drug users, thus giving you a crowd to justify yourself. It's very likely that half of the people that do this aren't even fans of drugs, they simply crave the attention.

Here's a tip: Find you within yourself. You aren't going to find it in a colorful little pill or a burning piece of paper.