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Even where it’s legal for parents to smoke pot: What about the kids?

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Sun, 06/07/2015 - 04:29

Like the parent of any toddler and kindergartner, Jared wants to keep certain things out of reach.

Liquor is stored out of sight in a cupboard. The household cleaners are safely kept behind childproof locks. And the marijuana is stashed high on a shelf in a fireproof lockbox.

Evenings fall into a familiar routine. Family dinner. Baths. Then, after their daughters are snuggled in for the night, Jared slips out onto the back deck of their District apartment and smokes a now-legal bowl of marijuana.

“It relaxes me. And it helps me get perspective to see the big picture. I find that enjoyable,” said Jared, a rare parent in the District who was willing to talk openly about his marijuana use. He asked that his full name not be used because he is concerned about the impact on his children.

Jared said he and other pot-smoking parents he knows have...

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