I imagine there are a number of ways to address it; I would love to hear other people's experiences with this. A some of you know, my husband and I plan to adopt a few kids and we both smoke and would like to continue. I have depressive illness and use marijuana to relieve that. I have tried many other pharmecuetical remedies, but they have numerous side effects. The worst side effect I get from smoking is the munchies.

I also understand that what I do is illegal. I believe the laws against the use of marijuana are unfair. BTW, I have smoked pot with police officers- but that's another story. Prohibition of this sort harms people - can you imagine if alcohol or nicotine possession was a criminal offense? I'm not going to go into the talking points here. Suffice it to say, a harmful law should not be enabled to exist.

I have smoked pot for 37 years, though I took a nine year break. I do not abuse marijuana. I do not drink alcohol; I do not smoke cigarettes - I have seen first hand the negative effects of those drugs. My husband likes his Sam Adams. We watch the HGTV network. We are asleep by 11pm every night. We are middle-aged people who smoke pot instead of swig Jack Daniels. We want to grow enough so we do not have to have anymore dealings with drug dealers, because those people don't just deal weed and that puts myself or my husband in harm's way.

I have had an indoor garden for years now, in a grow room in the basement, where I grow tomatoes and basil and dill and eggplant andpeppers (I have an incredible variety of hot pepper seeds if anyone want to swap) and swiss chard,...it goes on and on, so a couple cannabis plants aren't going to stand out- they are just another herb. When it warms up here in New England, I put my flowers and vegetables out - I hope to have a greenhouse within the next few years.

We won't smoke in front of the children, and we will use our vaporizer in the privacy of our bedroom, which will have a lock.

When the children are old enough, or should it ever just come up, there is a book I would share with them called "It's Just a Plant." I plan tell them that once they are adults, they can make their own choices about all drugs, including alcohol, but before that they are in my care, and must not use those drugs. I am really hoping that by the time the kids are old enough to want to smoke, it will be decriminalized. I don't know for certain how old our kids will be, but they will be between 5 and 10 years old. So our approach will be contingent on that-

I am sure that I will smoke less when I have kids, because I simply won't have a moment to myself until the very end of the day. But at the end of the day, I intend to have my smoke break. Will that be deceptive- yes it will be, and how I wish that my use of marijuana was not a moral issue, just like my friend's fondness for red wine? I think parents have adult issues that the children do not need to know everything about. I'm an old hippy inside. How bad is that?

Any parents out there who can share their wisdom on how to be a "growing" parent?
liberiamom Reviewed by liberiamom on . Parents who grow I imagine there are a number of ways to address it; I would love to hear other people's experiences with this. A some of you know, my husband and I plan to adopt a few kids and we both smoke and would like to continue. I have depressive illness and use marijuana to relieve that. I have tried many other pharmecuetical remedies, but they have numerous side effects. The worst side effect I get from smoking is the munchies. I also understand that what I do is illegal. I believe the laws against Rating: 5