One can have big problems with Child Protection if one is found with pot in the house. Even a little bit. My exh used to be with DSS-Child Protection and all it takes is a neighbor who holds a grudge, a family member who thinks you aren't doing right by your kids. Where we live, every call is investigated.
What would happen if you lost your license? I share that fear. The father of my two youngest is a pot addict and I could not allow it in my house. If I lost my license due to his habits, our family would have been homeless, as I was the only one who regularly brought money in.
The reality is that you could get in trouble with social services and you could lose you job and your livelyhood. If pot is more important than these things to him, then it does seem as though he has chosen his priorities.
"The reality of our world is that anytime you have pot, you are taking a risk of being arrested. Is it fair or logical? I don't think so - but it's the reality of our current situation. No matter how remote the risk, I can't understand how it is worthwhile to take. "
Amen.
"Nobody is going to loose thier children over a joint, that is just ridiculous. And if that was the way the situation is handled, we should fight to change it. "
It can, and does happen, and yes it is messed up, but it is the way it is now....I wouldn't risk being investigated, kids being interviewed, perhaps removed from the home to smoke some weed, or be ok with letting someone else smoke in my house. So what if someone decided to do something about the pot smoking, called the authorities and they found out all sorts of other things....Like we all sleep together, like I am still nursing a 3 yr old, like the lack of vacinations, a "main stream" social worker with a chip on their shoulder could make some big problems for some people. Pot is illegal. If someone is smoking it, it is against the law and if kids are involved it could get very scary. Not to scare anyone, but there are some very stong feelings amoung law inforcement and child protection about "drug use" and raising kids.
A nurse I know in the ER was working when this paniced dad came in with a kid whose head was bleeding. It looked worse than it was, lots of blood. Dad and his buds were in the back yard, the kids were playing, the guys were taking turns sneaking into the shed to smoke. The kid fell off the swing. An ER doc thought the dad looked high and called DSS. By the time the mom got to the ED, the cops had a warrant to search their house and the dad was headed off to jail for the night. These people were my friends neighbors. Good folks, good parents, nice family. There was nothing she could do but watch her neighbors lives fall apart. Super scarey. It does happen...