I was pretty sure I was gonna get blasted. I guess theres still time for that.

I was prettty sure I was gonna get blasted. Still time for that I guess.

.....

Kids are inquisitive and will try things out of peer pressure

It doesn't make them bad kids ~ they just need supervision

and oversight & wisdom & they need the knowledge that someone

is going to love them & be there for them...no matter what...

It is very important to keep the doors of communication open always

then the Children will not have secrets from their parents

If we play gestapo to them, we will lose them for sure

I still think it is much better to be our kid's friend

than playing police with them...

My three children are grown & they turned out just fine

so I have a lot experience completely backing my opinions

You're just being a Dad that cares.

I would rather be a parent than my son's friend. he comes to me with problems because he knows I love him no matter what. But if a child tries it...that doesn't mean you stop loving them but doesn't mean you should condone it either IMO

Captain Jon, I've known you & Eileen for some time now...

I love and respect you both like extended family

& I know that you have the same love & respect for me too

we are trying to do what is right in life & for our children ,

& hopefully everyone else here is doing the same thing


My children are way older than some of yours who comment here

and my Grandchildren are as old as some of your children

I will always be a Parent to them ...& a Grandparent

that is instinctual & undeniable

and has been there since their births

but part of being a parent is to also be a friend

with love and compassion & wisdom & understanding


I think the bond we have with our children is the strongest of all


I didn't give birth to them to play hard ball & gestapo


I have been strict enough with them that they are not spoiled


the twig is bent the tree is inclined ...


if a parent doesn't stray too far off the deep end


the kids usually follow that path just fine

I'm in my son's life and always have been. you can be in their lives without condoning something illegal

A very good responsible person can be very much


in their children 's & grandchildren's lives too


and still advocate the reintroduction


of a very helpful valuable multi purpose crop


that was very legal for many many years


and is legal now for me and many other people who seek it as medicine


and it was so fraudulentally & maliciously


& soooo unscrupulously made illegal back in the 1940's


after the United States was regularly paying people


to grow it in the world wars.....


to supply all the lumber & paper & cloth


they needed to help build their ships


and to make so many other things on board their vessels....

1906 Pure Food and Drug Act is passed, regulating the labelling of products containing Alcohol, Opiates, Cocaine, and Cannabis, among others. The law went into effect Jan 1, 1907 4 [Details]

Early 20th Century Hashish smoking very popular throughout the Middle East.

1915 - 1927 Cannabis begins to be prohibited for nonmedical use in the U.S., especially in SW states...California (1915), Texas (1919), Louisiana (1924), and New York (1927).

http://www.concept420.com/marijuana_cannabis_history_timeline.htm

cool adj...thank you soo much



fascinating



oh so it was 1937 ..not the 40's ....

but i was close



"1936 Propaganda film "Reefer Madness" made


to scare American youth away from using Cannabis.




1937 Cannabis made federally illegal in the U.S.
with the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act. "





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my point is and has been....like it or not...it's illegal (unless it's given by doctors in certain states) so if someone wants to do it....go for it. I just don't want to hear complaining if you get busted. as far as kids go...no I won't condone breaking the law. if a parent gets busted for allowing the child to smoke...then they can own up to the consequences as well. more than likely child welfare would get involved and IMO it's not worth it

When I found out my son was smoking pot, I sat him down and talk to him about, explained that I was not happy about, that he was not going to do it in or around our home, that is he was picked up by the police for any reason, not to call me because he was on his own. Then I explained to him that I smoked pot a couple of time, it made me hungry and tired, I am hungry and tired for free why pay for it, and that I had no smoked it over 16 years, I wasn't going to punish him for something I had done. Other than that I cant hold his hand, I cant be with him 24 hours a day, if he wants to learn the hard way, there is nothing I can do about that.

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