Saudade, nobody said that pot will MAKE you want to do other illegal drugs. But from my personal experience, self-discipline plummets after smoking.

My ex husband and I had a big argument about what you're saying you'd do with your kid. I used to have a teenage stepson, and while I, again, have no problem admitting that pot-smoking is okay under certain circumstances, I wanted NO PART of my ex's idea of smoking pot with his kid. First of all, I don't think that kids would automatically stop being interested in smoking outside of the house. Then, all your kid needs to do is tell ONE friend that his dad is so cool that he lets him smoke pot... and next thing you know it's around the school like wildfire and Children's Services is knocking at your door and taking your kid away.

My opinion is to tell my kids about my rules for myself with regard to pot smoking. *I* decided (not my parents, not my teachers, just me) to abstain until I got to college, and then I had another rule for myself that I wouldn't take more than 2 hits in the same night for at least a year.

Now, as an adult, I don't have the same rules for myself, but I think it's important for kids to know that THEY can be in charge of their own discipline. I like Saudade's idea of only smoking on weekends, or mine of taking no more than 2 hits or waiting until a certain age. Under 18 is, in my opinion, just too young to form habits.