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[quote=Anonymous]I’m hoping for a sanity check from other parents because I’m feeling a little crazy right now.

I found out that DC's (15) other parent gave them a cart (marijuana vape). A younger sibling also mentioned that during the same interaction the other parent offered DC a gun. I obviously wasn’t there, so I only know what the kids reported, but DC did confirm the cart. DC denies the gun, and I've searched and haven't found one.

For context, the other parent currently only has phone contact with the kids due to a prior court order. DC went out of their way to meet up with them anyway, and that’s when this apparently happened.

I was honestly shocked and really upset. Giving a minor marijuana feels like a huge deal to me. I contacted the police because I thought supplying marijuana to a minor was illegal, but the response I got felt pretty dismissive and nothing seems to be happening.  DC has court ordered to be sober and not use drugs from past run ins with the law, and has a diagnosis of substance abuse disorder from multiple psychiatrists.  And then the possibility of a gun. The police can't/won't do anything unless DC comes home with the weapon, and I can't get a protective order based on the information passed on to me from the sibling, again, unless I find the gun in DC's possession.

Based on the lack of follow up with the police, I’m second-guessing myself and wondering if I’m overreacting. Is this actually as serious as it feels to me? Would other parents be alarmed by this, or is this something people would just handle privately as a parenting judgment issue? I feel like I'm going crazy here.

I’m genuinely just looking for a pulse check from other parents. If this happened with your teenager, how concerned would you be and what would you do?[/quote]

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