Fifth, sanctioning pot smoking for any purpose is a slippery slope. It opens the door to wider use of the substance, and that fact is not missed by the wealthy promoters of drug legalization. Viewing pot as medicine, not unlike aspirin or Advil, lends itself too easily to the follow-on idea that it should be available to all. Reality is different, ask the 85 percent of Americans who worry about their kids and drugs. The negative health impact of marijuana itself is just the tip of the iceberg.
Marijuana smoking is a swirling current above a more dangerous precipice.
It hooks the child, sets the bar low for obeying law and swings wide the gate to a faster current. Not far down that current, there is an undefined point of no return for many kids. I have met with too many parents who have lost sons and daughters to heroin, and confide that their children's drug use began with pot. No one can bring those kids back. We know the risks that attend pot use, and where encouraging such use can lead.