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Don't give me that "Drug Warrior" crap. I've seen what drugs have done to friends and some of my family. If you want to fry your brain on that crap, that's your call, but as long as I'm breathing, I will tell any, and everyone that drugs are destructive, and they have zero benefit to society, and I will do whatever it takes to keep that crap away from my kids. My kids know I won't tolerate drug use by them. I came home one day and caught my oldest son and some friends in my back yard hitting a bong, they all went to jail that day. Some of you may think that action was overly harsh, but they were warned what the concequence would be if I ever caught them.

And, I agree with you. "Drugs are bad". However, this country was founded by folks who realized that we might not all feel the same way. And, therefore, made a bill of rights so that folks such as the Drug Fascists could not legally force their views onto everyone else.

Unfortunately, corrupt politicians and beholding judges have twisted things around.

My only question is...what if they had been drinking alcool or even coffee?? If you condone or accept that, you condone drug use. Then, it becomes a matter of preference. And, if you want to rank them by a "danger index" - pot falls WAAAAY below alchohol, and is MUCH less addictive than nicotine. So..it's probably just misinformed hypocrisy that you believe in (re-read article...or read it for the first time). Funny, you would put a black mark on your sons record in order to uphold the views of the corrupt politicians.

Same as all good fascists. Nazi's did the EXACT same thing.

Don't give me that "Drug Warrior" crap. I've seen what drugs have done to friends and some of my family. If you want to fry your brain on that crap, that's your call, but as long as I'm breathing, I will tell any, and everyone that drugs are destructive, and they have zero benefit to society, and I will do whatever it takes to keep that crap away from my kids. My kids know I won't tolerate drug use by them. I came home one day and caught my oldest son and some friends in my back yard hitting a bong, they all went to jail that day. Some of you may think that action was overly harsh, but they were warned what the concequence would be if I ever caught them.

Hopefully you don't ingest caffeine, nicotine, or alcohol on a regular basis, lest you be known as a hypocrite.

Don't give me that "Drug Warrior" crap. I've seen what drugs have done to friends and some of my family.

And I've seen what perfectly legal substances have done to friends and some of my family. With freedom comes responsibility, and admittedly some free people bent on destroying themselves. Our country was founded on the promise of a free society, not a perfect one.

OTOH, I do remember a report way back that said the single biggest danger of doing drugs, the single biggest thing about them that will destroy your life, is what the government will do to you if you're caught.

but as long as I'm breathing, I will tell any, and everyone that drugs are destructive, and they have zero benefit to society

Which drugs? As an example, the LSD was used therapuetically by psychiatrists quite successfully until the government found out that people were having fun with it and made it illegal.

and I will do whatever it takes to keep that crap away from my kids.

Well, we at least agree there, although I will add most legal drugs to the definition of "crap." While I believe that the racist, rights-abolishing, big money-making War on (Some) Drugs should stop immediately, that stuff's coming nowhere near my house. It is a personal choice of mine, as it should be in a free society.

Some of you may think that action was overly harsh, but they were warned what the concequence would be if I ever caught them.

That was a little harsh. My dad just took away my pot and grounded me for a week.

"I came home one day and caught my oldest son and some friends in my back yard hitting a bong, they all went to jail that day."

Matthew 15:11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

"Harsh," would be an understatement! Perhaps still too understated; you were possessed of an ill will toward your own child and ignorant of the word of God and rightful will.

Ro 14:2-4
For one believeth that he may eat all things: but he that is weak, let him eat herbs.
Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and he that eateth not, let him not judge him that eateth. For God hath taken him to him.
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? To his own lord he standeth or falleth. And he shall stand: for God is able to make him stand.

I pity you for the wall you have erected between you and your child. BTW, God is on his side. You did not seek peace when you called on the law but, you sought to punish others for not believing as you do and not following your will. You went to war with your own child over an herb!

Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

You are no father in the sense of the Father.
You are no child in the sense of the Son of God.
You should kneel before your own son and beg him for forgiveness for having committed such a vile act of National Socialist zeal upon him.

But, then maybe you would feel more at home with the DEAmen in their black masks and black armor knocking down some doors instead?

Ephesians 6:11-15 Put on the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

I came home one day and caught my oldest son and some friends in my back yard hitting a bong, they all went to jail that day.

What lesson did you teach them? To be blindly obedient to authority? If he had enough early training, you could have already known about him. Where was he before he went out to the back yard?

You certainly earned their respect, I am sure. (/sarcasm)

I drove up to visit a friend of mine in Marshall, Va. one day. He lived on the side of a mountain, on 108 acres. His 4500 sqft chalet backed up to the mountain, with a low roof.

Sitting on top of his house were he and one of my sons. I parked, walked around the house, and climbed up on the roof with them. As I sat down, Jim reached over and handed me a joint. I had smoked them with him previously, but never around my son.

I first started smoking the stuff while stationed with the US Navy. I was on a Mid-shipmens cruise in 1967, and some friends and I decided to visit Haight-Ashbury. As we walked down the street, all sort of things were offered, and we decided to try some pot. We bought a matchbox full of Mexican weed for $2.

We had rented a hotel room, and went back there to smoke it. We emptied out a cigarette, and stuffed it into the tube. It was better than I thought. I never cared for drunkenness, because of the loss of control and other defects associated with it. I did not experience that with pot.

I smoked a lot over the years, but had quit when my oldest son was born. I hadn't smoked it until meeting Jim. He was not a pusher. He had a business employing a lot of good people. he is a contributing member of society, more than most I know.

Anyway, after Jim took the joint back from me, he handed to my son. He hit it and grinned at me. I couldn't have been mad at him, obviously. We sat on the roof and watched the sun set and then burned some steaks, played with the dogs and frisbees on the hill, and crashed in our bedrooms, tired and satiated. All in all, we had a wonderful time.

You should wish your son turned out like my kids. One is a cop, another a school teacher. One is in securty, and the other customer service. My youngest is 17, still in HS, works at a motel cleaning rooms (her choice...yucccchhhhhhh!), and wouldn't go near drugs or alcohol. She loves to draw, create with words, and play her various musical instruments. they all have talents of their own. She can have anything she wants from me, but likes to be independent. All of my kids have been.

You should be ashamed of yourself, friend, IMHO. You failed your son, and taught him nothing. Then you shipped him off for what? He will only die in jail, in spirit. Your son is your responsiblity, not the jailer's...

Whose bitch did he become, since he couldn't be yours any more?