My daughter (15) smoked pot...?!


Question: My daughter (15) smoked pot...?
She gets straight A's in Honors classes, and is in the top 5% of her freshman class at her high school, and has great ambitions. She is also on her school's basketball team.
She admitted she had done pot to me when we the subject came up yesterday. I am excellent telling whether she is lying or not, and when she said she had only done it once and was not planning on doing it again, I believed her. She did it with a couple friends, and beforehand she had researched it on the internet (on government or .edu sites), and concluded that it was a very safe drug. She told me she used a water bong so it would filter out the smoke.

She is a very responsible young woman who earns top marks, never gets in any trouble (before this) and actually convinced me with her eloquent speech and real figures that her smoking was not irresponsible. It was a one time thing to just get over her curiosity and get it out of her system.

I am on the fence about her punishment, so I want your opinions. If this was your daughter, would you punish her, and if so, what would the punishment be?

Answers:

Well, the fact that she told you is really good.
I'll tell you the truth, if i were her, since i'm a teenager
i wouldnt tell you at all. So, the fact that she was honest
is REALLY good. I mean, most teens wouldnt be honest.
The fact is, though. It's still a drug. It maybe a PRETTY SAFE
DRUG, but its still drug. It's really not all that safe either. Although one of the safest out of MOST drugs. I'd say for now a good punishement would be just a good talking to about this. If you find out she does it again, then it leads to grounding and so on. I'd keep a close eye on her though for now. If she continues, those marks WILL go down. Good luck. [:

Dont give her a huge punishement, though.
I honestly dont think she deserves it. But, dont let
her get away with all of it! A talking to about this would
be good. And just like, no cellphone. Or something small
like that.



You don't want to punish her for being honest with you. And doing it once doesn't make her a pothead or anything. Frankly, a bit of pot is less dangerous than alcohol. Did you guys discuss that, too?

I'd give her a talk about using good sense and moderation and being aware of her surroundings. But I don't think I'd punish her. Sounds like she's a good kid. And has a good head on her shoulders, too. Be proud. You did good. Don't ruin it now!



I wouldn't punish her. I don't smoke pot, but I know some very good people that do. If it doesn't affect her goals and achievements or health, then I see no harm done and, therefore, no reason for punishment at all.



no, but have a serious talk with her about why NOT to do drugs. show her Google Images of "people on morphine"

btw pot is not safe



your words like Chinese MOM, so, Chinese herbs will be help you. i know some doctor use herb "Brown juice" to treat opiate abuse and help people quit smoking, real work.



I think a good talk would be enough.

Cause if you punish her hard shes not going to be telling you stuff again.



Ben knows what he's talking about.



Ben is right. If she is caving to peer pressure at age 15, it is just going to get worse because she wants to be part of the "crowd" and there should be punishment involved. It is a very good thing that she felt she could talk to you about this but, all of her research is flawed. For many people, pot is a crutch and with more stressors from school, she can begin to use this more and more which she feels will help her "cope". This then can lead to long-term drug usage, sometimes advancing to harder drugs and then addiction. With frequent use, it can also cause slower thinking and processing of thoughts and lower of grades. The saying "pot dumbs you down" is true. If this were my daughter, there would be punishment - loss of privileges of some sort. And, there are NO "safe" drugs ever!

Do your own research on marijuana and the effects on young, developing brains and see if this is a "safe" drug or, watch Dr. Phil on TV when he talks with teens about using this drug

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