confront him about it...I can personally say that a lot of kids don't see it as too bad of thing, definitely not as bad as other drugs...we see how it affects us compared to alcohol and wonder why it's said to be wrong..

The bottom line is, no matter how much discouragement comes, marijuana is easier to find than someone to buy you beer or cigarettes..If someone wants to do it they're going to regardless. That's what I'll be facing once I have kids and it will put me between a rock and a hard spot. Honestly, at 16 he is capable of kind of making smart choices, encourage him that if he does it to be responsible, and careful. Remind him how easy it is to be caught with it and how disappointed his parents would be...

As for the school, it could be attributed to his habit...Maybe his parents should look into some tudoring for him, or possibly give him help with his schoolwork if they can..? Try and find out what he's having trouble in school with. I remember going through high school, everything was manageable with me getting stoned every day before school, except for algebra which I had trouble with all through high school, and never got that credit until a few weeks ago..High school is a lot of work, especially nowadays..there's a lot of required b/s and I don't think that a lot of teachers are willing to take the time to notice individuals who are struggling, merely concluding that they aren't giving enough effort..when in reality they just need individualized attention...I never got that attention, so I struggled with math, and failed it every year of high school because of that...

I don't know if this will help much but it's my take on it :stoned: :thumbsup: good luck