Have You Had the Pot Talk with Your Teen? If Not, Why Not?

by Susan Newman, Ph.D.

Most high schools offer sex-ed or health classes for teens that aren’t supposed to be having sex. Why don’t we educate them about marijuana use even though they aren’t supposed to be smoking it?

Today, more teens are experimenting with pot than ever before. As the conversation surrounding marijuana changes, it may be time to adjust the way we talk to our kids.

For years, the lesson parents tried to instill in their children about marijuana and other drugs was to “Just...