Reply #22: Where are you getting these new details? Not from the OP.

[MADem]

The OP doesn't say anything about eight pounds of pot. So how could I "apparently think it is ok" when the OP doesn't say squat about that? If there was that much, then it's likely the kid is going to be living with Pops from now on and his mother and stepfather could well be off to the pokey.

I don't think pot is a horrible drug, though. I think it should be legalized and taxed with a fair degree of enthusiasm. I also think parents shouldn't smoke anything around kids to protect their developing lungs.

I'm also not convinced that the father didn't do everything he could to ensure the child had access to BOTH parents before taking this step. Did he even talk to the mother or stepfather?

It's likely that the mother won't be permitted to see her son for some time, until this situation has been adjudicated, at a minimum. She might end up in jail herself, for a weed that grows wild in many parts of this planet, and is an ornamental plant in many parts of the Middle East.

I think kids need both their parents, silly me. I also think a sledgehammer approach to this situation is not warranted.