Marijuana and schools

No linky for this blog as there are so many articles about it all the links would be a blog onto itself.

I'm talking of course about the slow and steady process of making pot legal in the US of A. I'm not going to weigh down my blog with rights or wrongs, because after all this is a comment on the educational world, not on the folkways of our society. However I find it interesting to connect outside events and their eventual effect of schools.

A little context. I grew up in the late 70's and reached high school in the mid 80's and for us smoking a joint before school and right after school was not all that strange. In fact, it was more strange that I didn't do. I wish that I could say I had altruistic reasons, but it was more of matter of being broke than anything else really.

Fast forward to 2014 and it just begs the question, will we go back to that should pot be fully legalized throughout the country. My magic virtual 8ball app says- absolutely! I don't think there is any question that underage students will have easier access it. Not that it's that difficult now, but the same way underage drinking is a real problem, being stoned by lunch could easily eclipse the drinking problem.

I think we have a good opportunity in Colorado to investigate its effects on schools and students (and probably teachers as well, but that's for a different blog). If Colorado demonstrates that kids are high during class or there are other negative correlation to legal pot, then that MUST be a part of the discussion in other states.

Colorado made almost 100mil in tax revenue in the first month, so I'm not sure that type of income can stop other states from jumping in, but at least know what the effects will be.

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