We must protect our kids from the scourge of marijuana.
That’s the line you’ll hear from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and New York Times columnist David Brooks.
The Tories can’t even mention Justin Trudeau and his plan to legalize pot without resorting to a plea to ‘think of the children!’ They’ll tell you pot can fry a developing brain, spoil an academic career or even turn your son or daughter into an addict.
Brooks argued last week that even though he smoked pot in high school, Colorado is wrong to legalize pot because governments should aim to “subtly encourag[e]the highest pleasures, like enjoying the arts or being in nature, and discourag[e]lesser pleasures, like being stoned.”
While pot can definitely muck with a teen’s development, Harper and Brooks both miss the greater danger the drug poses to young people here and around the world: crime and its consequences.
– Read the entire article at The Huffington Post.
