but you only live once smoke around kids if u want, family can say something to parents if it turns into a huger deal or they think it is , thats why theres family!!!!!!!!!!!

other family can tell mom to not smoke around kelly or timmy etc… go outside, smoke after you drop john off at school, smoke outside or after kids all in bed etc yes ok we know or better

bills go too far

I was a child exposed to a parents heavy second hand smoke for years. Today I’m a severe allergic asthmatic who has been hospitalized several times. Now I don’t blame my mom for my asthma (except for bad genes maybe. LOL) But I do think the smoking directly attributed to some of the attacks.

So if you want to smoke…cool. Just keep it outside and away from other people. It’s not fair to play russian roulette with another person’s health.

Parents who do this should be forced to take a health education course to explain to them in graphic detail what the effects of smoking will do to themselves and their children.

You worry about a slippery slope but tobacco is a unique case because its damaging effects are very well characterized, and parents have no excuse for polluting their childrens air with smoke.

When it comes to household products (paint, typical cleaners, new carpeting), that pollute the air with known carcinogens, the receiver of blame becomes more grey. Most people arent aware that the new carpet smell, or the new car smell is actually from toxic chemicals being out-gassed into the air. In these cases the best step forward is to do more to educate the public, do more research on the effects of these chemicals, and force companies to comply with new regulations.

Bringing mary-J into the discussion is just a distraction. Smoking pot actually impedes cancer because it prevents excessive cell division. But I still think it should be eaten/brewed rather than smoked.