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To: Andrew Vance who wrote (10236)	12/8/1997 9:12:00 PM
From: Michael Davis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17305

I don't know when your "wild years" were, but super potent pot has been available for some time. In the late sixties I was "experimenting" with some Jamaican Blue Mountain ganja. And then later with Kona coast Hawaiian buds. It seems that the conditions that grow the best coffee in the world also can grow the best pot. Think about it, Columbia, Mexico, Thailand, and of course the previously mentioned two.

To: Andrew Vance who wrote (10236)	12/8/1997 10:49:00 PM
From: Patrick Slevin	Respond to of 17305

Although I worried about the second kid while he was in public school I don't think I have the problem, as yet. As a former phreak, I hope I would pick up on it. Although the local schools seem awash in it, drugs appear to be passe' in the private schools the older 2 attend. These kids have the social conciousness of amoebae. Intelligent kids seem to need a cause celebre to get into recreational drugs. Here, at least, I've spotted what appear to be dramatic social problems which easily could have put the second son on a serious road to hell. Swapping him into my alma mater does several things... it puts him with kids who, although the school does not have the academic challenge it did when I was there, are there to improve their lot in life. it puts him with atheletic overachievers. Always nationally ranked, often globally ranked soccer teams, for example. After trying out for the wrestling team he came home and proudly said "I wrestled 2 National Champs today!" "Yeah? Howja do?!?!?" "I LOST OF COURSE!." (I know...I told that story once already...but it's good to see he wants to achieve something like that.) it puts him in an environment where the Benedictine monks there know me, and will kick his butt if he gets out of line. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are other intangibles, but I'm not blind yet. If the drug issue appears to pop up...I guess I'll have to take it as it comes. Right now, I think I've deftly avoided it by putting them into schools that monitor them better than the public schools in this part of Jersey do. I thoroughly believe public schools in other parts of the country, even in other parts of Jersey, are fine schools. Be that as it may, the issue here is the schools I've worked them into are more what I prefer with respect to the alternative options here.