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PRI NCI PL E SOFRE S PONS I BL EME DI CALMARI J UANAUS E 1.ADUL T SONL Y 2.NODRI VI NG 3.S ETANDS ETT I NG 4.RE S I S TABUS E 5.RE S PE CTRI GHT SOFOT HE RS T heNORMLBoa r dof Di r ec t or si s s uedt hef ol l owi ngs t a t ementent i t l ed" Pr i nc i pl esof Res pons i bl eMa r i j ua naUs e , " whi c hdenest hec onduc twhi c hwebel i ev ea nyr es pons i bl ea dul tma r i j ua nas mok ers houl df ol l ow. I . ADUL T SONL Y Ma r i j ua nac ons umpt i oni sf ora dul t sonl y . I ti si r r es pons i bl et opr ov i dec a nna bi st oc hi l dr en. Ma nyt hi ngsa nd a c t i v i t i esa r es ui t a bl ef ory oungpeopl e ,butot her sa bs ol ut el ya r enot .Chi l dr endonotdr i v ec a r s ,ent eri nt o c ont r a c t s ,orma r r y ,a ndt heymus tnotus edr ugs .Asi ti sunr ea l i s t i ct odema ndl i f et i mea bs t i nenc ef r om c a r s , c ont r a c t sa ndma r r i a ge ,howev er ,i ti sunr ea l i s t i ct oe x pec tl i f et i mea bs t i nenc ef r om a l li nt ox i c a nt s ,i nc l udi ng a l c ohol .Ra t her ,oure x pec t a t i ona ndhopef ory oungpeopl ei st ha tt heygr ow upt ober es pons i bl ea dul t s .Our obl i ga t i ont ot hem i st odemons t r a t ewha tt ha tmea ns . I I . NODRI VI NG T her es pons i bl ema r i j ua nac ons umerdoesnotoper a t eamot orv ehi c l eorot herda nger ousma c hi ner yi mpa i r ed byma r i j ua na , nori mpa i r edbya nyot hers ubs t a nc eorc ondi t i on, i nc l udi ngs omemedi c i nesa ndf a t i gue . Al t hough ma r i j ua nai ss a i dbymos te x per t st obes a f ert ha na l c ohol a ndma nypr es c r i pt i ondr ugswi t hmot or i s t s , r es pons i bl e ma r i j ua nac ons umer snev eroper a t emot orv ehi c l esi na ni mpa i r edc ondi t i on. Publ i cs a f et ydema ndsnotonl yt ha t i mpa i r eddr i v er sbet a k enot her oa d, butt ha tobj ec t i v emea s ur esofi mpa i r mentbedev el opeda ndus ed, r a t her t ha nc hemi c a l t es t i ng. I I I . S ETANDS ETT I NG T her es pons i bl ema r i j ua naus erwi l l c a r ef ul l yc ons i derhi s / hers eta nds et t i ng, r egul a t i ngus ea c c or di ngl y . " S et " r ef er st ot hec ons umer ' sv a l ues , a t t i t udes , e x per i enc ea ndper s ona l i t y , a nd" s et t i ng"mea nst hec ons umer ' sphy s i c a l a nds oc i a l c i r c ums t a nc es . T her es pons i bl ec a nna bi sc ons umerwi l l bev i gi l a nta st oc ondi t i ons-t i me , pl a c e , mood, et c .-a nddoesnothes i t a t et os a y" no"whent hos ec ondi t i onsa r enotc onduc i v et oas a f e ,pl ea s a nta nd/ or pr oduc t i v ee x per i enc e . I V. RE S I S TABUS E Us eofma r i j ua na , t ot hee x t entt ha ti ti mpa i r shea l t h, per s ona l dev el opmentora c hi ev ement , i sa bus e , t obe r es i s t edbyr es pons i bl ec a nna bi sus er s . Abus emea nsha r m. S omema r i j ua naus ei sha r mf ul ; mos ti snot . T ha twhi c h i sha r mf ul s houl dbedi s c our a ged; t ha twhi c hi snotneednotbe . Wa r sha v ebeenwa gedi nt hena meof er a di c a t i ng " dr uga bus e , "buti ns t ea dof f oc us i ngona bus e , enf or c ementmea s ur esha v ebeendi l ut edbyt a r get i nga l l dr ugus e , whet hera bus i v eornot . I fma r i j ua naa bus ei st obet a r get ed, i ti ses s ent i a lt ha tc l ea rs t a nda r dsbedev el opedt o i dent i f yi t . V. RE S PE CTRI GHT SOFOT HE RS T her es pons i bl ema r i j ua naus erdoesnotv i ol a t et her i ght sofot her s , obs er v esa c c ept eds t a nda r dsofc our t es y a ndpubl i cpr opr i et y ,a ndr es pec t st hepr ef er enc esoft hos ewhowi s ht oa v oi dma r i j ua naent i r el y .Noonema y v i ol a t et her i ght sofot her s ,a ndnos ubs t a nc eus ee x c us esa nys uc hv i ol a t i on.Rega r dl es soft hel ega ls t a t usof ma r i j ua na , r es pons i bl eus er swi l l a dher et oemer gi ngt oba c c os mok i ngpr ot oc ol si npubl i ca ndpr i v a t epl a c es . S our c e:VI I I .Addendum:T hePr i nc i pl esofRes pons i bl eUs ef r om S t i l lCr a z yAf t erAl lT hes eY ea r s :MARI J UANA PROHI BI T I ON 19371997—Ar epor tpr epa r edbyt heNa t i ona lOr ga ni z a t i onf ort heRef or m ofMa r i j ua naL a ws ( NORML ) ont heoc c a s i onoft he60t ha nni v er s a r yoft hea dopt i onoft he" Ma r i j ua naT a xAc tof1937. "
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