You have good sense. I hope you'll seriously consider that prohibition is not preventing abuse or addiction. It didn't work with alcohol, and is an even bigger failure with marijuana. I also favor the medical use of marijuana. However, regardless of whether Gen. McCaffrey is right or wrong about the crime rate in Holland, I'm staunchly behind his effort to initiate dialogue between concerned parents and children about drugs.
Honest dialogue is essential.
Parents must level with their children about which drugs are dangerous and which are not, or they'll lose their credibility and be disregarded. I know they may differ by province. I would like to make a visit to this town, but am curious about the pot laws in your country. In my opinion, legalization of pot should be done. Far more resources are spent to combat it than necessary.