Ok. You never did answer the question about if it would be OK for your kid to be around or use it?????? At least be man enough to respond to that one! You guys who endorse the use of it have responded to my posts except answering that question.
Oh, I'd explain to him that daddy thinks it shouldn't be against the law, but because it IS and merely being near it or around it, and especially using it or having it, will get HIM (or me) in trouble, then therefore, I want him far from it. I never want him using something illegal, not because I necessarily agree with it being against the law, but because I disagree with him being ARRESTED for any reason.
Kinda like how I won't drive even if I have a single drink (it takes more like 5 to get me even slightly tipsy) I know it's illegal and I don't play that game. I watched my dad get hauled off twice for possession, and 3 times for DUI/DWI and it ****ed us up, financially mostly, because those fines, and the lost work, put us in dire straits. When I was 14/15 I drove my dad around a lot, because me getting caught without a license was a LOT less trouble than HIM getting caught without a license (he lost his for 1 year, thanks to his 2nd DUI).
The pot didn't hurt us, my dad never beat me when he was stoned (or drunk, he was a happy drunk like I am, not a mean drunk) and he never sold his tools (he worked construction) to buy pot, he never missed work due to pot either (he did once or twice due to alcohol though, and cigarettes killed his ass dead, both legal of course), and he never spent money on pot he couldn't afford to (he usually bought enough or growed some so he could make his pot smokign "free"), but because it was illegal, not because it was harmful, his use of pot ****ed us up. too. One time the pot was planted on him (long and VERY STUPID story), once he was just a dip**** (the 2 possession charges), however the DUIs and DWI I won't even attempt to defend, I've never claimed him to be a saint, the dumbass shoulda known not to drive under the influence of even a "couple" beers, and he deserved those fully, but pot, it never hurt me, or my family or my friends, OTHER than the fact it was illegal.
Had having a few joints/less than an ounce of pot, been legal, my dad would have never gotten in any trouble over pot. The only reason it ever caused an issue was the fact it was illegal, not because it was "OHMYGODLIFEDESTROYING" or "OHMYGODADDICTIVE" but just because, it was simply "OHMYGODAGAINSTTHELAW". I can remember my parents going MONTHS without a joint because "it was dry" (meaning pot was hard to find). Try making them go for months without a cigarette however haha, hell try making them go HOURS without one. My dad finally quit when he lost a lung due to lung cancer, my mom quit with him.
I'm not putting my kid thru his daddy being caught doing anything even remotely illegal, regardless of how STUPID I think it is for whatever it is to BE illegal in the first place. I'm also (hopefully) not putting him thru the agony of lung cancer (due to smoking) since I've never smoked a single item my entire life (legal or illegal) and I've lost over 120 pounds of weight so hopefully he won't lose his dad to heart disease either. I like to think I'm an upgrade from my dad, and I hope my kid is a huge upgrade over me, hopefully he's 10 times the man I am, if so I can go to my grave a satisfied I did my job. And I sure hope my dad went to his grave the same way.