I know reddit as a whole is very pro-marijuana so I'll just give my side.

My parents raised me so that drinking was alright, as long as it was responsibly, I never drove, and I always let them know where I was. Smoking cigarettes would have been a major issue, but so was any and all drug use, including marijuana. Such an issue that I don't think I ever would have been able to leave the house again, literally.

Now, I'm getting out of college and my career goals are currently between officership in the Military and Federal Law Enforcement. I can't thank them enough for putting their foot down on drug use from a young age.

I am not against marijuana, I understand its actually less damaging than alcohol; I also understand how well it's done with legalization. I am very pro the fact that it should be legalized, even though I don't smoke it.

BUT, and this is a huge BUT. You never know what your child is going to want to do in life, and the fact is that alcohol and cigarettes are completely fine in the eyes of law, but drugs are not. I have friends with great degrees, grades, and achievements that got told where the door was immediately after admitting mild drug usage. These were kids well into the running for both military and law enforcement positions, great guys and great backgrounds. Over, and done with. They had no idea they wanted to work with the government until they had already experimented with drugs, and it completely disqualified them.

I recently spoke with an FBI recruiter who told me that if you use pot more than 3 times, they'll go over you, even if you're a Harvard Law graduate. They simply don't care. I asked her if that would change once it becomes more legalized, and she said they have absolutely no plans to change it.

I don't agree with it, but the reality is, if your kids use drugs, there are certain jobs (though very specific to government typically) that they can never have.