2nd Grader's 'Special Medicine' Story Leads to Pot Bust

NBC Connecticut ^ | Feb 25, 2016

[ConservingFreedom]

So this mother makes her child an unpaid laborer

I made my kids do all sorts of unpaid labor - wash dishes, vacuum, walk the dog, etc. Should the government have prevented that?

[nickcarraway]

No, those are all normal, beneficial things.

First of all, you are the parent. This man was not the child's parent. Secondly, you are engaging your children in the production of illegal drugs. Do you really think walking the dog and doing dishes is comparable to marijuana cultivation?

[ConservingFreedom]

So this mother makes her child an unpaid laborer

I made my kids do all sorts of unpaid labor - wash dishes, vacuum, walk the dog, etc. Should the government have prevented that?

First of all, you are the parent. This man was not the child's parent.

Make up your mind - did the mother make her child an unpaid laborer or did she not?

Secondly, you are engaging your children in the production of illegal drugs.

A plant, which is recreationally legal in 4 states and medicinally legal in 22.

[stellaluna]

And you’d be the first to scream “where were the police” if something happened to the kid. You’d also blame the teacher for ignoring what the child said.

[gundog]

Mark Steyn described it as a heroin wasteland dotted with ski resorts.

[AppyPappy]

200 ounces in 50 plants??