Separating Families Over Plants
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As legalization has swept across the United States and other countries, a growing number of people have become more open about sharing details of their personal cannabis experience. You can find various cannabis support groups and communities, where parents share their frustration with being discriminated against for their cannabis use.
Some parents have claimed that cannabis makes them better parents.
Some parents who have been open about their cannabis use have already had their custody denied or children taken away because of it.
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No family should be torn apart over cannabis.
People who want to use cannabis as a natural treatment option shouldn't be left with the decision of choosing to medicate for healing, or go with other pharmaceutical routes so as to potentially decrease their risk of having their child taken away.
Not only might the cannabis use cause problems with CPS but it has also caused problems in the past with divorce procedures, if one party uses cannabis then the other can use that against them to try and decrease their chances of winning. Unfortunate, but it has happened.
It's a travesty to think of all of the pain that has been inflicted upon peaceful and innocent parties over this plant through the decades, we can only hope that the violence will decrease in the coming years and the stigma along with it.
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It's heartbreaking, and legalisation in Canada isn't going to help. It might make it worse!
That ain't right I don't really see people smoking and fighting or beating up their loved ones like they do on alcohol... its just some capitalism bs to stop hemp in the 1930 that caused this nonsense it will take some time but people will learn about it and become familiar
no, it isn't the fault of capitalism either 🙈
Great point made here!
They don't blink an eye at an alcoholic.
Mom has anxiety? Have some Valium or Xanax!
Better not smoke that joint though!
Some people just have to chill out. Just keep your stash locked up, out of reach and don't hotbox the air your kids breathe. And especially don't let them have the special candies!
on that note.. some areas have been giving out lock boxes 👍👍😃https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/marijuana/michigan-health-agency-gives-away-lockboxes-to-keep-marijuana-out/article_38b7cc8b-9378-5f29-beae-1ce12c305e44.html
Hello
I fully support you