Would you give your 9 year old MMJ ??

[VapedG13]

check out this interesting article :hippy: Why I Give My 9-Year-Old Pot - 1 - The Bigger Picture - Your Life - MSN Lifestyle (http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/bigger-picture/articledoublex.aspx?cp-documentid=21992648)

[jimmy8778]

that was pretty good. i mean, in extreme circumstances its worth to try it, and in this one it seems to have benefited. but if the kid can have rational convo, then consent should be had, whereas autisim steals that, so the parents had to make the "leap of faith" and im not surprised that it worked. but there is still a lot of research to do on developing minds and THC/MJ in general, so i say keep it for the adults, but if you doctor is cool, then lets get high.

[psychodelic]

I'm very glad they aren't getting him to smoke it.....

Other than that, I can't say I agree with their decision.

[Islandborn]

at nine years old......no I would not.

[Islandborn]

Unless my 9 year old is hurting himself or others, under NO circumstances will my child take any type of mental or psychological drug......ever. Terrible thing the younger generations are conditioned to believe....some drug is gonna help you with no side effects or dependency.

[VapedG13]

If you read the article... he (the 9 year old) was hurting other children on the school bus , punching the bus driver in the face ect:wtf:

[Mr. Clandestine]

One of my friends has a very autistic child, and I've visited during times when the child's medicine was working and times when it wasn't working. Sounds like the MMJ self-medication worked about the same for the child in the article. None of my children are autistic, but I know that parents of an autistic child have it rough a lot of the time... so I guess it would really be up to the parent and especially whether or not it would be pre-approved by the child's pediatrician. Because if it wasn't approved, and the parents were just giving some of their favorite 'edibles' to the child in hopes of calming him down, this could quickly become a child abuse issue even if the medicine was working.

Personally, if I were in the shoes of my friend, I'd stick with the medicine prescribed by the child's doctor. There have been some pretty big advancements in science and medicine for the treatment of kids with autism... but that's just me.

[psychodelic]

There are so many alternatives to marijuana for a NINE-YEAR-OLD. I've had dozens of autistic clients, 95% of which were able to increase their quality of life without resorting to drugs of any kind. The other 5% required some medication to keep them from self-injurious stimming. However, meds are given out way too quickly, before alternatives are explored.

[Markass]

If it were that or narcotics..I'd give them a pot cookie without a doubt..it's whatever works, marijuana is by far much safer..

but I read that article a while back and it really made me happy to read it, I'm glad that it's made her son's life as well as hers much more enjoyable. It's just unbelievably sad that our government continues the persecution on marijuana..

[SelfMedication5]

Well Even though im for mmj this one is ............ Tuff......... Because we all here proclaim how mmj is so helpfull ( even me with mental disablities) ,but when it comes to someone so young... .. are we really for mmj ? ...........any way im not for giving someone so young any type of drug.


the parients in the story know more about the situation then i do .
Thats just my opioin and im not judging anyone in any way .

Thanks for giving me somthing to think about tho.:wtf:

[Markass]

Well Even though im for mmj this one is ............ Tuff......... Because we all here proclaim how mmj is so helpfull ( even me with mental disablities) ,but when it comes to someone so young... .. are we really for mmj ? ...........any way im not for giving someone so young any type of drug.


the parients in the story know more about the situation then i do .
Thats just my opioin and im not judging anyone in any way .

Thanks for giving me somthing to think about tho.:wtf:

I'd give my kids pot over legal meth to treat ADD any day...it helped me get through school, while stoned I sat my ass down and worked, rather than being all drugged out..

[witefire180]

I think its great that something as simple as a plant can be used in so many different medical ways. Cannabis is probably one of the most medicinally useful flowers on Earth

[Frickr]

if it works it works. some parents choose not to give their children any medications, others seem to shove the pills down their throats. i myself would not be opposed to it if it does work.

now this is only one story, id be curious what others' experiences are with children.

[Neodrivesageo]

If you read the article... he (the 9 year old) was hurting other children on the school bus , punching the bus driver in the face ect:wtf:
Then that kids needs an asswhooping. Not being told he can get high because he likes to hurt people. That's some shitty parenting. What is that kid going to learn??

[Prodaytrader]

Check this out:

I stopped over to see my nephew today who happened to be at a friends house. The friend starts to tell me this story about this pretty kick butt bong that he has sitting on the floor of his garage.

I say to him, "how much was this sucker?" as I point to the very large glass bong hanging from my mouth.

His response, "free. I took it from my 14 year old kids room after I told him enough was enough, clear the room of your paraphernalia." Nothing about stop smoking, nothing about what a bad example the father is, nothing of intelligent proper rationalism that says to a parent there is something wrong with my 14 year old smoking dope. This is what came from the kids room. It was a giant 300 dollar hand blown bong. WTF is a 14 year old doing with it and how come the dad is now using it himself? This kind of crap really pisses me off. That whole family makes responsible smokers look bad.

[ghosty]

Very interesting article. When I was growing up there were quite a few autistic kids at my school because our school was known to have good accomodations. A couple of them were extremely autistic. I know about the lashing out some can do when in pain or frustrated. It seems the MJ is clearly helping with that. From what the article states, it seems to be doing tons of good without any real side effects. In this case although the kid is young and it maybe a bit controversial giving MJ to an autistic kid (however keep in mind he's not smoking it) I say go for it. He is able to live peacefully and it stops him from habits that harm himself and others, while allowing him to remain calm enough to learn and develop. If that is what it takes to do so, why deprive him of the ability to do it?

[Mr. Clandestine]

Then that kids needs an asswhooping. Not being told he can get high because he likes to hurt people. That's some shitty parenting. What is that kid going to learn??

Did you even read the article? :wtf:

The kid is autistic. Autistic kids are often prone to high anxiety, unpredictable tantrums, and impulsive behavior... so the kid's behavior likely had very little to do whatsoever with the parenting skills of the parents. Hope and pray that if you ever have kids, none of them are autistic. If one happens to be, you'd probably resent people calling you a "shitty parent" due to circumstances that are beyond your control.

[SelfMedication5]

Did you even read the article? :wtf:

The kid is autistic. Autistic kids are often prone to high anxiety, unpredictable tantrums, and impulsive behavior... so the kid's behavior likely had very little to do whatsoever with the parenting skills of the parents.



Well, my nephew has autism he had it pretty bad:( , i remember my sis telling me it was tough and at times didnt know what to do, but she stood strong
hes 14teen now and is really improved :D,if you didnt know he had autsim you would not know.

Now I Wonder If At 9 years old If my sis would have givin him mmj how he would of turned out,being that she didnt and hes perfectly fine .

[SelfMedication5]

I'd give my kids pot over legal meth

Well thats your opinion.

My Opinion is.....
I Would Rather not Give any 9 year old kid (let alone my own) pot or "legal meth",But This discussion is tuff because i dont have a autistic child , my nephew is autistic ans my sis said the treatment that worked for him was therapy,but then again not one thing works for all. but my nephew never used pot or legal meth (What Ever That Is) And hes alot better by far ,so really that the only arguement i can make .

[Markass]

Well thats your opinion.

My Opinion is.....
I Would Rather not Give any 9 year old kid (let alone my own) pot or "legal meth",But This discussion is tuff because i dont have a autistic child , my nephew is autistic ans my sis said the treatment that worked for him was therapy,but then again not one thing works for all. but my nephew never used pot or legal meth (What Ever That Is) And hes alot better by far ,so really that the only arguement i can make .

What my statement of legal meth was referring to is methylphenidate, or ritalin. I saw kids my age in school take it and become zombies..and I saw myself smoking marijuana and actually paying attention and enjoying learning, unlike the ritalin kids who were so doped up they could hardly manage to talk

[Mr. Clandestine]

Well, my nephew has autism he had it pretty bad:( , i remember my sis telling me it was tough and at times didnt know what to do, but she stood strong
hes 14teen now and is really improved :D,if you didnt know he had autsim you would not know.

Now I Wonder If At 9 years old If my sis would have givin him mmj how he would of turned out,being that she didnt and hes perfectly fine .

Glad to hear your nephew is doing well. Strange that some kids actually seem to be 'less' autistic than others, even though the medical diagnosis is always the same. A buddy of mine has a severely autistic child, and he has to be monitored 24 hours a day, everyday. He's been known to try and eat all sorts of dangerous things; glass, dirt, household chemicals, etc. He's 11 or 12 now, so childproofing doesn't really work anymore... they basically have to always make sure there's nothing dangerous in their entire house that the kid can get his hands on.

He's improved slightly over the past couple of years - he doesn't purposely hurt himself as much anymore - but he still has a long struggle ahead of him, and so do his parents. Your sister is definitely blessed if she's able to let her guard down around your nephew.