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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious. My DD goes to one of the schools on Princeton Review’s “Reefer Madness” list. She’s told me she started smoking weed several months ago as there’s a dispensary not too far. I honestly don’t mind as her grades are decent and she’s involved on campus. There’s worse things she can do and it’s not like I didn’t partake while in college either.[/quote]

I will never understand parents who believe that good grades are an indicator that their student is doing well emotionally. [/quote]

OP here. I’m close with my children but also  give them space to explore and find their way. I may be an outlier here but I do not believe marijuana usage is indicative of extreme mental health problems. She does struggle with depression and anxiety but she keeps me in the loop and has a reliable therapist. If it was a daily thing I’d be worried. It’s more social/weekend. I’d rather her get marijuana from a dispensary than a shady drug dealer with fentanyl laced drugs.[/quote]

This is sensible.  From CA, I’ve always considered alcohol more serious than weed, although I’ve heard current varieties have more serious long term health effects, might want to look into that if you haven’t already.

I’ve always found it odd that some people get alarmed over their kid smoking weed while being fine with the kid drinking at an SEC or remote NE SLAC.[/quote]

I'm also from CA, and while many kids in DC's social circle feel the same way, the research is pointing to the opposite.[b] For the developing (under 25 year old brain) marijuana use is much worse than alcohol use. It is linked to permanent changes in the brain: executive function and focus, psychosis and schizophrenia (which only develops in teen years or later).[/b] And the kind of marijuana that is easily accessible (via dispensary) is more potent than what we had. Finally, if your DC does try pot, it is more unhealthy to inhale or smoke it (versus edible) due to the way it enters your bloodstream. Binge drinking is obviously also bad. I've shared this research transparently with DC so he can know this in advance.

Unfortunately lots of kids think pot is harmless or "natural" as there's much overlap with MAHA/wellness and cannabis use.[/quote]

Agree, as do all the studies and all my physician colleagues. Alcohol is not great, but marijuana is worse by a significant margin[/quote]

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