Then there's the problem with the author's comments: "... we're now on the hook to have complicated conversations with children about the pros and cons of getting high. Note to the federal government: It's well past time that parents and educators had a little official guidance on how those lessons could go."

Guidance??? Here's the point: unless the adolescent has ADD/ADHD/epilepsy, MJ use at school doesn't help your grades and affects your ability to pay attention. So don't do it. If you want to do it on the weekend, and your homework is done, have fun. Be safe, but have fun.

Creating a moral panic/drug scare is a constructed, intentional exercise. The author should own up to it.