Taboo is one hell of a seductress. You make anything naughty and you make it a drug. In addition to whatever benefit we would have received from the taboo behavior, now we get - at minimum - an adrenaline rush as well. That’s what Steve-O was getting at when he told celebstoner.com, “I think it’s more exciting keeping it illegal” (Click here for celebstoner’s interview with Steve-O).

When it comes to marijuana, prohibition has done exactly what we would expect it to do – it has made marijuana exciting. Marijuana smokers know that when you get to know marijuana, the biggest surprise is how much ado there really has been about nothing at all. It is not uncommon to hear a marijuana smoker remark that alcohol is much more hardcore. Because of this, nobody is more responsible than the marijuana enthusiast when it comes to marijuana education for his or her own children. Marijuana is not a big deal, and if we make it one it becomes a beacon. You want children to stop experimenting so early in life?
Tell them the truth.

One of the bravest and best children’s books I have seen in a long time is It’s Just a Plant. The book is written and illustrated by Ricardo Cortés and is being offered in .pdf format FREE on justaplant.com until Valentine’s Day. It’s worth a look even if you don’t have kids.

Click here to check it out at justaplant.com

When social conservatives start pursing their lips at books like this, you’ve got to laugh. They’ll usually spout some catchy phrase about the “long-haired, maggot-infested, dope-smoking crowd” or the “secular progressives” (or whatever their AM talkgods have instructed them to call us) and how we are trying to “indoctrinate” their children and ruin America. Because to them, education is a bad thing – at least when it comes to subjects that make them uncomfortable. Whether it’s the way we love each other or the herb we smoke, facts and children shall not mix. But when you preach opinions and bury facts, it is you who indoctrinates.

It might be easier to see with your own children, in light of an issue you can relate to.

In “Guns,” “A reference to toy water guns morphs into a simple description of how guns work, the dangers of bullets to human life, and rules for gun safety. Bright illustrations enhance the text.”
Reading level: Ages 4-8

You teach your kids about guns because you want them to be responsible and safe. Shouldn’t you keep them responsible and safe with marijuana as well?