[MMM]

So you can acknowledge that smoking weed is not a healthy or wise choice for an 8-year-old, but it should be legalized?

I think "it should be the parent's responsibility" is an argument that has lost credibility the last few decades. In the 50's when mothers didn't work and people didn't get divorced (and the economy was strong) this sort of notion made more sense.

But in 2009 if we really put all responsibility of the raising and caring of children solely on blood parents it would be absolute chaos out there. I can't see anything positive coming from the decriminalization of marijuana use for children. Without this, drug use is not something teachers, doctors, or other authorities and intervene in. I don't think you can equate marijuana use with not doing homework, especially in growing children. And "not doing homework" is not a fair comparison, anyway, as truancy is illegal. Should we make going to school optional as well? What good would come from that?