Mom Cops to Using Pot as Homework Incentive
Let me preface this post by saying that I am a deep opponent of the War on Drugs. The U.S. government uses tons of cash and propaganda to crush consentual adult behavior. Much of this contradictory propaganda is aimed at marijuana, a mostly harmless substance that was once implicated in causing murderous rages, but is now blamed for inducing lethargy and the munchies. (And yes, I’ve been known to partake.)
Jacob Sullum’s book Saying Yes explores the historical and medical idiocy in detail, so I won’t blather on here. Suffice it to say that children shouldn’t be making such decisions until they’re adults. They certainly shouldn’t be receiving marijuana from their moms from the age of 11 on, and they definitely shouldn’t be dangling it in front of their charges like a carrot. That’s exactly what happened in Conewago Township, Pennsylvania, where Amanda Ann Livelsberger copped to a series of misdemeanors for supplying her son with the green as an incentive for him to do his homework. She’s currently waiting to find out just how much jail time attempting to be a cool mom will cost her.
Still, I can’t help but thinking what’d happen to my productivity if only my employer had such a rewards system…
(Thanks to reader Patty for the hot tip)
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6 opinions for Mom Cops to Using Pot as Homework Incentive
EG
Sep 30, 2006 at 2:46 am
marijuana should be legalized. there is not one reported death from marijuana. the drug war is a big failure.. anyone who believes the drug war is working is a moron. drug charges waste tons of tax payer’s money every year… what a waste.. if you don’t honestly agree that some change needs to happen with our marijuana law?
The Zero Boss
Sep 30, 2006 at 6:59 am
I totally agree, stoner - er, I mean, EG. But this has nothing to do with legalization, does it? It’s about giving intoxicants to a minor child. Not only that, but giving them as a reward for good behavior.
Newt
Oct 6, 2006 at 3:01 pm
The real question is what were their grades before she was caught?
The Zero Boss
Oct 6, 2006 at 4:55 pm
Touche, Newt. :-)
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