Polaris,

I would have to say that I definitely respect the way you are handling this. It's not just the steps you've taken but the fact that you are intelligent and open minded enough that you sought information from an obviously educated source. Most parents would simply look at the legal and moral issues and clamp down with an iron fist. This simply does not work. You have to find a balance of heavy handedness and simple understanding. It seems that you are trying to find this very thing and should be commended for your efforts. Too many parents go to one extreme or the other, and that's why we have some many screwed up young adults. I was the youngest of 6 and by the time the parents got around to me they had very fair and understanding parameters that I respected because my friends did not have them. Some ran wild and some could not do anything. The result is that I am just about the only kid that made it out of our neighborhood and made anything of themselves. As a sidenote, my parents managed to have all 6 of us graduate in 3 different decades in a neighborhood most would not want to visit let alone live in.
larken75 Reviewed by larken75 on . Hi, I'm new to these boards. And also a concerned parent of a 15yr old son. Don't all gang up on me! I'm here to try to learn about Cannabis and understand why he feels the need to use it. I've known about his use since the summer of 2005, and have gone through all the usual parenty type of reactions: Shock, horror, despair...the end is nigh... that sort of thing. I've spoken to a lot of organisations and his school about it, but it seems that as long as he's not refusing to go to school, stealing cars, using heroin Rating: 5