I smoke weed and my kids know all about it, people are horrified but it’s only the same as having a glass of wine
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WHILE many mums would do anything they can to shield their children from drug use, one mum has admitted she is openly educating her kids about marijuana. Caitlin Fladager, 30, lives in Vancouver, Canada, where recreational and medicinal marijuana use is legal.
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The mum-of-two regularly uses the drug, which is class B in the UK, and says she doesn’t hide it from her kids. In a recent Instagram post she hot back at parents who criticise her decision to be so open about her use of cannabis. Describing how she responds to those who critique her she wrote: “When I come back with ‘we’ll, do you hide your drinks from your kids? Your beer? Your glass of wine, your sangrias in the summer?’.
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“I often get a confused look and a ‘well, no.. why would i need hide that.’. “I will often ask next if they feel the need to hide the fact that they take anti-depressants, anti anxiety medication, etc. most of the time after this question they will look even more shocked and say ‘that’s way more different than 🍃!!’.
“My point is alcohol has become so normalized to drink in front of our kids, but the second somebody sees that my kids are aware that my husband and I 🍃, in a country where it’s completely legal, that’s where the issue arises. “So yes, my kids know that my husband and I 🍃, and have for years. It’s nothing to be ashamed of or hide.”.
