SECOND-HAND POT SMOKE CAN HURT KIDS

Second-hand pot smoke can hurt kids. Like many others, I am so
pleased that second-hand smoke will no longer be allowed in vehicles,
and that public places are smoke-free.

I lost three sisters to cancer because of smoking, aged 51, 52 and
63.

Now that we are more aware of the dangers of cigarette smoke, perhaps
the time has come to address the effects of those who smoke
marijuana, not necessarily for themselves, but for their children.

In my own personal experience as a consultant, my client was seeking
help not for himself, but for his five-year-old, who showed signs of
hyperactivity and severe lack of discipline.

Further questioning revealed that both parents enjoyed a joint each
evening, totally unaware of the fact that their habit was also
affecting their son.

Each day, his behaviour became more and more unruly as the time
approached for their nightly smoke.

The father was horrified to finally realize that this parental habit
was jeopardizing his son.

What really happens to a developing child's brain when it is exposed
to second-hand smoke from marijuana?

If you love your child, you will look into it.

Jean Lafleur

Sudbury