Pubdate: Wed, 12 Dec 2012
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2012 The Denver Post Corp
Contact:  http://www.denverpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n638/a06.html
Author: Michael Clark
Page: 22A

WILL SECONDHAND POT SMOKE HARM COLORADO CHILDREN?

Re: "Hickenlooper signs proclamation making marijuana legalization 
official," Dec. 11 news story.

Now that marijuana use is legal in Colorado, one of my chief concerns 
is the impact this has on children. Is it legal today for adults to 
smoke marijuana within the confines of a home when children are 
present? I strongly believe that exposing children to secondhand 
marijuana smoke is a form of child abuse that should be vigorously 
prosecuted under existing child welfare laws. Must we wait to protect 
children in their own homes until the governor's task force issues 
its rules next year?

Based on the photos I have seen of pot smokers exercising their 
newfound right, I certainly do not feel we can rely on the good 
judgment or common sense of people such as this to place the welfare 
of children over their desire to recreationally alter their mental state.

Michael Clark, Littleton
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