Been watching quietly for a while. Time to weigh in.
Boys who use their MJ off campus should not be disciplined about it? Did I read that correctly? How bizarre! My problem with people smoking dope is that it scrambles their brains, making them less than capable of using their saichel for anything. The location where they ingested the junk has no relevance. It’s not the crime of smoking. Who can’t figure that out?
Cannabis is not low on the list of negative consequences. healthwise, a single joint puts tobacco to shame, many times over. A single joint contains over 400 carcinogens. The effects of a single joint are far reaching medically, and those forms of damage continue as long as the stuff is present, up to a week for even such “minimal” usage. Read the research, then tell me how this stuff is safe enough to be legal.
Educating boys on the dangers of cannabis is of minimal value, though it needs to done anyway. Most kids accept the misinformation that circulates the streets, not the accurate science that would be taught. Have you ever met someone who used MJ on a regular basis whose brain was fried? How about men who lost their facial hair because of damage to their male glands? These are just a few. There may be no risk of overdose, but the extent of other destruction is staggering. Again, check the research. Then why do some want to legalize it? This is the same as what Chazal tell us about Yidden worshipping avoda zarah, that it was to change the rules and allow for arayos. If one wants taavah permitted, just change the rules, don’t break them.
Some years ago, the Journal of American Medical Association published data that found the incidcence of driving under the influence of cannabis was almost five times that of alcohol! It recommended defensive driving, since catching everyone was unlikely. Other research suggested that drunk drivers are caught 1 time for every 75 times doing so. Ouch!