parents smoking marijuana around their children, how bad is this

I have family members who smoke marijuna around their young children pretty much every day. What kind of lonf term effect can this leave of the children? Is it as bad as if the children were smoking the marijuan themselves?

no probably not. if these parents are smoking weed in closed quarters (like in a car with the windows closed) with their kids may be slightly affected enough to catch some sort of slight buzz. its possible, but not probable.

when you think of the marijuana smoke, you must think "if second hand smoke from ciggerettes is as bad or worse than first hand, the same must pertain with marijuana.. but WAY WORSE! " . well, that is the case.

ciggarettes contain nicotine, which is only physically addicting. marijuana smoke, on the other hand, is cancer causing. That is not to say that there are no carcinogens (cancer causing elements) in marijuana smoke, because everything that combusts (burns) releases carcinogens.yes, paper, wood, etc. The difference with marijuana is that THC actually stops growth and strength of the body and lung's ability to destroy cancer-causing cells.

Delta-9 THC (the actual drug found in the cannabis plant) is also physically addicting (it deffinitely is physchologically addicting when used to cause constant intoxication [aka smoking when coming down before one is sober], causing a person to THINK they need to take the drug to feel normal. but that is irrelevant to the fact, seeing that the children would not be taking the drug themselves, therefore their brain could become addicted to something could not self administer anyway), so the children would be getting hooked to the marijuana.

i do not think it is healthy for parents to be smoking weed around their children though. i believe it is negative, and for these reasons:
IF these children are catching a buzz from this, it is possible that the psychoactives are promoting brain tumors in younger children. it also is not a good idea to smoke in front of kids because when the children decide to say something to someone, they will be taken by the government as if they were being somehow abused.

smoking in front of your kids is irresponsible and you should have a chat with your relatives, and it is far worse than smoking ciggerettes.

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Mm. I agree, my parents smoked pot around the house when I was little and my biggest problem is ADD. I think it's fine to do it, just make sure you're responsible enough to handle it around your kids. I think I had a great early childhood, even though now, looking back, it was quite obvious that my parents were smoking. I'm kind of glad actually, because whenever I happen to smell someone smoking it, I'm reminded of home. I don't actually smoke myself. *shrug*

My son smokes medical marijuana grown at home. His alleged doctor gave him the directions on how to grow it. He also smokes in front of his children. My problem is that it smells really bad and it will harm my grandkids.

I also smelled mariuanna smoke growing up and it didnt affect me in any way, however it's more chemically potent than it was back then, because I have friends who smoke around their kids and they are off their rocker!!!!!! LOL

I dont know what planet you all are from but here in realityville smoking pot along with any other drug is horrible. How can you condone parents smoking cannabis around there children. I work in the mental health field and about 60% of the clientel come from homes with parents addicted and or using drugs. You dont have to hit your child to abuse them.

Whoa. I can't believe how unbelievably ignorant most of you all are. Did you know 1 joint has 50% more tar in it than a cigarette? And that smoking just 5 joints is like smoking an entire pack of cigarettes? Smoking marijuana around children is like asking them to smoke. There of course is the occasional exception but most of the time the children will begin and at a young age. You need to stop your family members from doing this because like someone else said before me, hitting your kids isnt the only form of abuse. You should all be extremely ashamed of yourselves for condoning such irresponsible and dangerous behavior.

I don't feel like parents should smoke anything in front of their children. Children are very likely to copy their parents, no matter what they are smoking. SMOKING (no matter what) IS BAD FOR YOU! why do you want to teach your children bad habits?

In Canada, it is illegal for you to smoke in a closed or confined space (like your car) with children.

When people get to a certain age (like the age where they will start hanging out with smokers) they should all ready know that ALL smoke is bad for you. the schools teach them that. once they know, it is ultimately their decision whether or not that want to be exposed to that. And don't try to tell me you can stop your children from smoking, they have ways of rebelling, but shouldn't you just be teaching and nurturing their fragile minds anyways?

As for this poor women who works in mental health, give her a break. What kind of monster do you think she is? I very much doubt (Unless she is an evil super witch working for a pharmacuetical company) that she likes to see people in pain. These mental health facilities are here to help people. Yes, having patients/ clientelle does secure your job stability, but its really sad to think of what most of those people have been through to get to that place.

This is one of those very two sided topics that could go on forever, like if weed should be legal or not.
No one will ever step down to admit that their side is wrong, and both sides will fill buildings with paperwork and studies and experiments to prove their points.

I don't smoke pot, I don't need too. I like my outlook on life enough that I don't feel the need to alter it. I haven't seen anyway that smoking weed will improve my physical or mental health, how it will keep me in shape, how it will improve my life. If my children ever smoke pot, or cigarettes, i will try to educate them thoroughly on both subjects, to make sure that they know all the risks involved.

How did you people are start smoking pot anyways? Did your parents smoke it in front of you? Did you not get educated about it? Peer pressure? Just because you wanted too?

how can you even smoke pot and think that you are better than a cigarette smoker? I've never heard of anyone crashing their car after smoking a cigarette.

I don't care about people smoking pot, like cigarettes, its your decision. however, explain to me this, if its so good for you, why is it still illegal? the government is not stupid, they see what a money making opportunity legalizing marijuana is. They know all the money they are losing out on by keeping it illegal. So please, wise tokers explain to me why?

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Whoa. I can't believe how unbelievably ignorant most of you all are. Did you know 1 joint has 50% more tar in it than a cigarette? And that smoking just 5 joints is like smoking an entire pack of cigarettes? Smoking marijuana around children is like asking them to smoke. There of course is the occasional exception but most of the time the children will begin and at a young age. You need to stop your family members from doing this because like someone else said before me, hitting your kids isnt the only form of abuse. You should all be extremely ashamed of yourselves for condoning such irresponsible and dangerous behavior.

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I dont know what planet you all are from but here in realityville smoking pot along with any other drug is horrible. How can you condone parents smoking cannabis around there children. I work in the mental health field and about 60% of the clientel come from homes with parents addicted and or using drugs. You dont have to hit your child to abuse them.

Funny that... Considering THC is the plant with the least healing properties of ALL TIME. Hemp oil (Marijuana resin) can cause skin cancer. It's proven.

33% more tar in marijuana, than cigaretes. If someone had come on here saying "My relatives smoke cigarettes in front of their kids" you probably would have reacted in the same way.

If they are smoknig JUST marijuana (which sould not be legalised anyhow) then there IS that big an issue.

Um, hello people, you can vape pot, no smell, no smoke & no tar dur'h!

If smoking marijuana is worse than cigarettes, how come roughly 450,000 people die a year directly related to cigerettes, but NOBODY has EVER died from smoking marijuana.

I smoked marijuana for years without any lung or breathing issues, then I was an idiot and started smoking cigarettes at work, and within a few months i was experiencing shortness of breath.

make a gravity bong, load the bowl with marijuana and let it burn, once the smoke is gone the bottle will still be perfectly clear. Now load the bowl some some tobacco and let it burn. Once the smoke is gone you will see a yellow/brown residue coating the entire bottle... then try saying marijuana has "MORE" tar in it than tobacco.

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