Woman arrested for smoking pot in front of her small children (and 6 months pregnant!)
Some people in CA have a card to legally purchase pot for medical purposes (not saying she does) - but what if a person did, then would they still be arrested for this? Do you think they should be? Is it different than drinking alcohol in front of your children? I know many of us do that....
And discuss.....
ETA: Sorry, probably not exactly board related. But thought it would make for interesting discussion.
Re: Smoking Pot in front of children
This is a very good point. Even when you are talking just about regular cigarette smoke.
**sigh** why do people like this get to have 3 kids and soo many others struggle to have just one.
I actually might agree with this if it wasn't for the "contact high" part of the equation. Pot heads seem less dangerous than drunks. Of course, doing neither (or at least not to the extreme) is obviously the *right* choice.
I often think this when I read these stories too. There certainly is no justice to it.
my parents smoked in front of me when I was really little and I only vaguely remember it, and they didn't do it when I got older. Neither DH or I smoke anything, so it won't be an issue. My FIL has a prescription but does not do it in front of the grandkids who are at the house all the time.
Honestly, if she has a prescription I don't think she should be arrested, but if she did not, then I think she should. People are not arrested for smoking cigarettes in front of kids, so I don't think there is grounds to arrest someone for smoking pot with a prescription.
This argument is completey stupid.
/gavel
Also - I have no problem with weed smoking. I would not, however, smoke in front of my children. Not because it's illegal or displaying bad behavior, but because what if something happens to the girls after I've smoked that requires me to drive a vehicle.
I also don't think that simply smoking weed should get your kids taken away from you. If the weed smoking interferes with your ability to take care of your children, that's one thing. But toking up on a Friday night the same way other people have a beer or a glass of wine, complete over-reaction to have your kids taken away.
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True, but the effects of alcohol on people is completely different from the effects of pot.
Which is why you rarely, if ever, hear of a domestic violence case where the primary (or only) drug the abuser is using is weed.
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Well, I certainly don't advocate getting high off your ass or drunk off your ass with your kids close by. But I'm not going to abstain from having a glass with supper if I want one.
Glass of wine. Not weed. Just to clarify.
I think most of us agree that no adult should smoke ANYTHING around children.
I'm curious how everyone's thoughts change if smoking wasn't involved. What about eating pot laced food?
Like anything else, it depends on the situation. Casual use, like casual drinking nbd.
However, my sil smokes pot in front of her daughter all the time. I am honestly pretty sure my niece has spent a lot of her first three years high because her mom is a pot head.
Just FYI - In Seattle, smoking weed is about as illegal as jaywalking or failing to stop for a stop sign.
So the "Yeah but, it's illegal though" argument doesn't really hold water here.
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I smoke cigarettes. I was a music major in college. *cough cough* I have no issues with adults consuming fun stuff.
However, I won't smoke anything or drink around the kids. They are simply too much responsibility to be impaired in any way while I am caring for them.
As a parent, it's my job to stay alert to my child's needs and safety. I don't think this can happen if a parent is drunk, stoned, high, or whatever.
Forget the legal aspects of weed, what if there were a fire, storm, medical emergency, etc. and the parent were impaired and couldn't drive safely? Can you watch your child closely enough to keep them out of things in your home if you're stoned or drunk? My responsibility to my child trumps anything I might feel I have a right to do.
Don't get me started on cigarette smoke. No one is smoking anything around my DS. I get all Mama Bear about it.
First, I'm pretty sure "contact high" is a myth and more of a placebo effect situation.
Second, I'm fine with people responsibly partaking in pot related activities. I think smoking in the same room as kids sucks and is dumb.
Be smart and safe it's pretty simple.