Disclaimer - I don't consider pot to be a drug.
Prescription drugs - ok, if there is really a valid reason and the person is trying to get off, long term - not sure .

When it comes to illegal drugs like heroin and coke - no to all questions. I don't think I could ever trust someone who had a serious addiction because I have worked with too many people and their families.. There is always a chance for relapse..The stories are just awful. Some people had their whole banks accounts emptied by their spouse or child, sentimental things stolen, etc. One patient I took care of lost her arm because of infection..

I just can't do it. I am sympathetic to people with drug problems, because they usually do it because of internal conflicts but my world is complicated enough .

Personally NO ! My first husband was a persistent marijuana user. We were young and child free and I just presumed as we aged and when we had kids the use would become less and eventually stop altogether. I couldn't have been more wrong. We have been separated 12 years now and he is still exactly the same in his new relationship, big financial problems as buying his pot is more important in his mind than paying the bills. He suffers from depressive episodes, cannot hold down a job for more than a few months and generally acts like a spoilt teenager. The new woman ( who like me is quite highly educated and holds a good job ) bails him out repeatedly, just as I did for many years.

I could never take the risk of being in another relationship like that again.

As for dating a reformed drug user, I am not sure, it would depend on how long they have been drug free and whether they had changed their lifestyle and the people that they associated with previously.

Possibly a reformed user, but someone who does drugs all the time, on the regular? Nope.

what are your strong views searching?

Someone who is in recovery for at least a few years yes. Someone who is active using, no.

No, I somewhat agree that maybe pot is not as bad as other drugs, but is more like a moral matter for me, for all the violence in my country, I absolutely hate drugs and think people who use them are also guilty for all the deaths and violence.
Wouldn't date an alcoholic either...
Someone that has been clean for years? Yes, stbxh was...

No.

Maybe pot, once it's legal in Florida. Nothing stronger than pot.

Prescription drugs, yes, if they were indeed prescribed by a doctor.

Alcohol, which is a sort of drug, yes, if she's only a light social drinker, like me.

OK, trying2, you've just reformed my opinion on pot too. The answer is now no to pot too. The last thing I need is some lazy leech draining my bank account to get blitzed, high, stoned.

I ve been with people who smoked pot 4-5 times per month. They all had jobs and responsible lives. It is not any worse than having a drink occasionally in my eyes.

No to everything except prescription drugs that are necessary for a medical condition (and not abused).

My ex smoked pot "occasionally," but used to be a huge pot head and dealer. He also tried and used more than once just about every other drug out there. I'm just not compatible with that type of person in the long run.

Like trying, I am now opposed to someone who uses marijuana, period. First of all, it is illegal. Why do I want to date someone who intentionally breaks the law? Especially in my house? Beyond that, there's a certain mentality that drug users have that I don't share - an entitlement that because they want to break the law they should be able to. Plus, between my ex-husband and all of his pot head friends, none of them shared my level of motivation or ambition. Sure, some of them were stable with good jobs (not my ex), but none of them were what I would call responsible or driven.

I absolutely without a doubt would not date anyone who uses any sort of illegal drugs or abuses alcohol, regardless of how frequently. I wouldnt even date someone who smokes.

Someone who has been clean for an extended period of time - yes, cautiously., and depending on their individual history.

I agree with Shine

Prescription drugs are different though as they ease symptoms of illness, I am anti drugs though and a non smoker.

Aronia,

I agree there are people who can use pot in a more responsible way, they hold down good jobs and maybe have a smoke at the weekend. I have many many friends that fall in to this category and I honestly have nothing against them.

But there are people who use pot as a means of blotting out reality.

My ex used to wake up and the first thing he would do would be to roll a joint. Not breakfast, not check on the kids, not go to the bathroom.

Heck his pot bill was more than our monthly rent, if he had no money for any or couldn't get hold of any even for a day then he turned into a stressed out ball of madness. Just couldn't cope with being straight, his normality was being stoned permanently.

Sad really !

Yes, but is high-quality weed more ex$pensive than alcohol? If so, whether to drink or light up a joint becomes a matter of money.