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Quote by: HelioPrime  Yes lets make it easy for kids to throw away their lives and future by becoming potheads.
After all its not our job to try and help kids, they should be responsible for themselves.
I think NOT.
I'm sure this bill is going nowhere but I think i'll look up how to contact our local congresspeeps and let them know one citizen doesn't approve. my parents are going to send their own messages as well. This will be a first for our family! |
The bill does nothing more than remove federal sanctions against personal marijuana possession. It won't make it legal for your kids to obtain or possess pot anymore than they can cigarettes.
Fact is, anyone of any age can get their hands on pot right now, if they want to. The fact that it's illegal isn't stopping anyone from doing so; in fact, it's probably making it more dangerous. Shady drug deals happen in back alleys and people are killed over it. Every day.
Nothing right now prevents your kids from throwing away their lives and becoming raging alcoholics, or nicotine addicted cigarette smokers. There
is an onus on the parent to provide responsible upbringing. Laws help, but what you do and say to your kid is always going to matter more.
This bill won't make it any easier for your kids to get or possess pot than it already is. This bill will do a lot to protect the adults who make the choice to engage in recreational pot smoking. As an added bonus, if states follow suit, your local police will be able to spend less time tracking down Johnny Smokesablunt and spend more time focusing on harder drugs that will do more to screw up your kid's future than pot will.