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Ask Amy: Fiance's new job inspires high dudgeon

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

Dear Amy: My fiance is a very smart and caring man. He recently started a new job in CBD/marijuana, which is legal in our state.

He works with both medical and recreational product.

He is incredibly excited to have a job that, for the first time in his life, directly helps people. He's worked with epileptics whose seizures have stopped, and people with chronic anxiety who are able to manage their symptoms better. He gets thank you letters regularly from people whose lives have changed from this herb. (Note: there are many ways to use marijuana that do NOT involve smoking or vaping.)

Unfortunately, my parents completely shut him down anytime he tries to talk about his job. Their eyes glaze over as if he is peddling snake oil.

Despite being liberal, they have made it clear they do not see it as legitimate work, even though it's legal, profitable and helping people.

He isn't even pushing anything on them, just sharing his experience the way anyone in a new job does! They'll even say, "Well, I disagree" when he states a fact like "marijuana can help PTSD."

 

To make matters worse, they asked us not to share with our grandparents what he does for a living. At Christmas this year, they'll want to hear about his new job, but we're supposed to lie.

My grandparents don't see the difference between marijuana and heroin. It's ridiculous. And everyone in our family drinks alcohol, by the way.

Should we go along with the lie? Or should he proudly explain his new job when asked?

-- Wondering

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