Agreed. This guy does not represent Black people. He is definitely not in tune to the Black youth. I smoke pot, I'm Black, and I got to college and make great grades. Pot is not the root of Black problems. You have to be able to handle your habits. Get your shit done and then you can chill and smoke. Don't let it run your life, it's that simple. Better parenting is definitely a must. Make sure your kid has solid values and work ethics and they'll be fine. Also monitor the junk your kid is watching/listening to. A lot of the rap songs on the radio are pure bullshit and the artists should be shot for putting them out. Just my opinion...
SERIOUSLY, I totally agree. I am also a college student who makes great grades, has a card and smokes almost every day. Cannabis has nothing to do with devaluing a human, negative influences in the growth process of a human on the other hand...
IMO, it's kind of like growing a good pot plant: if you give it the best environment with the best nutrients, water, light, air flow, medium, weather, non-harmful predators, love, and surroundings, you will get a healthy and beautifully superior MJ plant while growing the same seed in an environment with less than the best, you could get close to nothing, you could end up with a male which probably isn't what you want. So far in history, African Americans in general have been given less than the best for their growth process (food, water, shelter, environment, love, education, etc.) and so, more often than not, you end up with less than the best humans. This must be changed with more education. But again, this is just my opinion based on observations.