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While responsible users who are otherwise law abiding citizens and productive members of society or pursuing degrees in professional fields can be found nearly everywhere across the nation right now, we will not be able to shed the "stoner" stereotype completely, simply because an estimated 15% of our nation's population meet standard diagnostic criteria for at least one personality disorder.
This matters because the majority of these sufferers of personality disorders often attempt to self medicate; Sometimes with alcohol or opiates but, often marijuana.
Perhaps what the store owner saw in that kid were the behaviors exhibited by someone with a pre-existing, perhaps undiagnosed personality disorder. Also, more than likely in this individuals case, it sounds like cannabis use may be prohibiting him in recovery or treatment of any possible disorders.
Until the uninformed American public can wrap their minds around that, then we'll always just seem like "lazy stoners" to them.
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