Thursday, May 19, 2005

Books for Modern Kids

Okay, so, when I was a little girl, I read books like … let’s see, um, Amelia Bedelia. Apparently modern-day children are much more advantaged than I because they read enlightened books like It’s Just a Plant.

“It’s the story of Jackie, a young girl who walks in on her parents smoking marijuana. The rest of the book follows a fact-finding mission Jackie and her mom take to learn more about pot. They visit Farmer Bob, who grows it, and Dr. Eden, her mom’s groovy physician (who warns the child not to use the drug till she’s an adult). Then they run into some guys passing around a spliff in front of a Chinese takeout joint, who are promptly busted. That’s when she learns that “a small but powerful group decided to make a law against marijuana” from one of the cops, who lets the tokers go with a warning. And Jackie decides she’s going to ‘vote to make the laws fair’ when she grows up.

“‘The book is not pro-drugs by any means,’ says [the author]. ‘It’s about reconsidering the drug laws.’” Go here for more.

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