And I am mad as hell. My daughter and her husband and kids live in Michigan, where marijuana is legal. It is legal for adults. Both my daughter and son-in-law are active partakers of the wacky tobacky. They even grow some in the back yard. Whatever. I don’t care. They’re adults and can do what they want. I’m pro-legalization in my state of Texas as well, even though I don’t choose to use the stuff.
My fifth grader grandson took a CBD vial to school and showed it (or gave it) to another kid. He was caught and issued a summons. His court date was today. The information I have is that he got a stern talking-to from the judge, but otherwise not much else happened.
AND I AM ABSOLUTELY LIVID. This mess is not his fault. Our grandson has ADHD. He has very poor impulse control. My daughter especially uses all the time, inside and outside the house. She leaves her “pens” all over the place. As far as I know, no one has explained to the kids that some things are for grownups and not for kids. My daughter and her husband’s carelessness caused this problem.
And what is even more scary is that they have unsecured guns in the house. Our grandson isn’t going to hurt anyone with a CBD pen. A gun… I lie awake at the thought.
I could go on and on about this, but I’ll stop here.
I would be mad as hell too, and I feel that your anger is appropriately placed; too many would be mad at the others on the periphery of this mess, and give a pass to their kids’ behavior. Hopefully your daughter and/or son-in-law will use this as a learning and teaching experience.
I hope for this, but I am pessimistic. My daughter tends to take the kids’ behavior personally. When the 10-year-old misbehaves, it is only to piss her off. He is never allowed to have motivations of his own. The child in question is adopted by my daughter’s husband. He treats him differently than he treats the other two kids (who are biologically his).
And both of them have granite for brains, sometimes. They’re much more likely to blame the kid and not reflect on their own roles in this.
I worry about the edibles. Here in NYC you can get chocolate bars, gummy bears, Fritos…all kinds of yummy goodies that kids would pick up and eat. You gotta stash your stash.
My first thought is what the actual fuck was gained by getting the courts involved here?
Clearly the parents are 100% to blame, what remotely positive outcome resulted was gained by spending all that money dragging him to court? Last i checked teachers and principles are capable of giving stern talking tos.
Last year, I had a student who was expelled suspended indefinitely for “distribution of a controlled substance”. I was never told precisely what that meant… Did it mean he was peddling meth, or does it mean that he let another student borrow his Juul? I rather suspect that it was the latter, or something close to it, and the administration just wanted an excuse to be rid of him.
I was wondering the same thing. The unsecured cannabis and the guns are both a danger to the kids, and the guns of course are a danger to other people.
CBD is snake oil and doesn’t do a damn thing. But, if he was able to get to that then he has access to stuff that could really fuck up a small kid. Not cool. The parents are the ones who should be facing a judge.
You can report them yourself, anonymously, to your state’s Child Protective Services. They need never know it was you. But do it, because there is tragedy there in abundance just waiting to happen.
There is no doubt an 800# for your locale. Call it in and give them the court info. Reference the unsecured guns repeatedly during your call.
CBD has plenty of physiological effects, particularly on GABA and the cannabinoid system. Sure, there are people who sell it like snake oil, claiming it can cure anything. But the fact it isn’t that doesn’t mean it is inert, by any means.
I need to clear up a few things. I described the item my grandson had at school as a vial of CBD oil. That may not be accurate. THC is legal in Michigan (by state law, not Federal). My daughter’s vape pens have vials that have THC in them. I am not sure what the proper term is for such a substance. Again, while I am not someone who uses marijuana products, I am pro-legalization. I’m actually pro-legalization of all drugs. Let’s treat drug abuse as a health problem rather than a crime problem.
Secondly, by saying “unsecured guns”, I may have left he impression that there are guns laying about on the kitchen counter or something. That is not the case. However, there are three long guns on a rack high on a wall in the master bedroom. I know that my son-in-law owns a handgun. I do not know where it is kept, though I am sure my grandchildren know. I suspect that it is kept, loaded, in a drawer for “self defense” should the need arise.
I also believe that there is more to this case than we have been told. My daughter has not mentioned any of this to me – the news came in a text message yesterday to my wife (her mom). It was almost an afterthought. If CPS or other authorities have been involved, I’m sure that we would not be told of it.
The adults’ irresponsibility in this case fills the both of us with rage. There is more about what we believe they will do to their son that further concerns us. We’re sure that they will work to make his life even more miserable. Our hearts are broken.