Quote Originally Posted by ValkyrieAg
Well kids might be smarter than we give them credit for, they are just little people after all, but they don't have the experience.

And I never said that kids that smoke pot never make it to college.....who do you think I smoke with? :jointsmile: I am just saying that it happens all too often.

Yes those guys in high school were notorious idiots and quite the example. When i say discover, I don't mean like they don't know what they are doing. I mean they experience it on their own terms. I 'discovered' it on my own, I was ignorant but I tried it and years later (now) i have picked it up without looking back. I *NOW* understand how it can be beneficial and enjoyable for recreational uses and medcinal purposes. Why? Because I am old enough to grasp the concept. If you handed me a 'marijuana joint' when I was 10 years old, I would probably think you were the devil himself. Keep marijuana out of childrens lives. It has no place there. When they are ready, you can talk to kids/teens about it and they will have a better grasp of what you are telling them.

Also, I don't understand how you can teach a child about the legality of marijuana when it is something they have never experienced. How can a 10 year old become an advocate for the legalization of marijuana?

I agree that handing a joint to a ten year old, or even a 16-17 year old is irresponsible. I'd never do that, but I can teach him about it to the best of my ability. Just like when the schools bring in speakers against it; kids learn quick, and what they learn at a young age tends to stick. I'll be the one teaching my child, and that's the way it should be.

As for him being an activist at age 10.. ..He can't and I don't want him to be. I suggested he do research until he's old enough to actually do something beneficaial towards the cause. also, the legal issues are quite easy to grasp at his age. Marijuana is illegal and shouldn't be used as far as he's concerned, but he knows that in some areas of the country, Dr.s are prescribing it as legitimate medication. What hard to grasp about that, val?

Like I said, kids deserve more credit than they are given.. ..


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