Pubdate: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 Source: Sudbury Star (CN ON) Copyright: 2009 Osprey Media Contact: http://www.thesudburystar.com/feedback1/LetterToEditor.aspx Website: http://www.thesudburystar.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/608 Author: Jean Lafleur 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 - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin