My 6yr Old Wants to Grow.

Do you think I should let her?

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curious2garden

curious2garden

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polo the don said:
I have a 6 year old daughter, "Jay", and she really wants to grow. She has had the opportunity to see the medicinal value of cannabis at work with her lived ones. I broke my back in four places in 2004 while serving in the USMC and she knows that without smoking the pain can sometimes be crippling. My best friend, Tim, has cancer and was wasting away because he had no appetite, depression, and incredible pain. He had always been a non-smoker but SHE convinced him that the medicine Daddy grows would help him. I tried for years to get him to smoke so he thought I was still just trying to get him high. After he was diagnosed my wife, a pediatrician, tried to get him to smoke, still didn't happen. My lil girl was the only one to get through to him. So he tried it and the difference in his life has been night and day. He is so gratefull to her and this plant.

She has always helped me in the growroom. She can transplant, pH nutrient solution (under daddy's watchful eye), and is the best at monitoring temp and humidity. She understands basic plant functions, lighting, growth stages, and can tell me when a plant is done or if it should go a little longer. This kid is a trip. These plants have been in her life since birth. Most importantly she knows the first rule of growing, DONT TELL ANYBODY. She completely understands why that rule exists. We are in an illegal state.

She says " Dad, I really want to help people, especially you and Uncle Tim, you know I can grow medicine". So I'm thinking about setting her up. I'm thinking about getting her for Christmas a 2x2 tent, a big CFL or a cheap Chinese led, ventilation, and temp/humidity monitoring equip. and some autoflower seeds. The cfl or led will be for safety because they don't produce heat like hid.

Maybe I should get her all the equipment and just let her do veggies or flowers but I know that's not gonna satisfy her, that's not where her heart is at.

I'm so torn on what to do. That is why I'm calling on my peers for advice.
So what do ya think?
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I think it would be wonderful if you could but not now based on our political climate. If you are in the US, even in a legal state, you stand the chance of losing her to Child Protective Services. I'd listen to Uncle Badrick here.
 
curious2garden

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lahadaextranjera said:
Bit difficult when her friends want to come over and play and she's like "I've just got to go and do something".

6 is not 16 and if it's an illegal state could she get taken off you by the services? Sounds a bit risky. When I was a kid we just planted sunflower seeds and cress.

You have your heart in the right place regarding your growing but I think you need to think logically about this side of it.

I only know one girl who really grew up with a weed God dad and she's a nutter, bless her! She's covered in tattoos and married to a huge ex dealer/grower. Her Dad is a well known Rasta who introduced them. Her upbringing definitely effected how she turned out.

I'd think this one through if I were you. What's a few years to wait?
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Damn girl! They even taught you to grow the Sunflower rooms to hide your crop! No wonder you are rockin' the grow today!
 
insidagain

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polo the don said:
I have a 6 year old daughter, "Jay", and she really wants to grow. She has had the opportunity to see the medicinal value of cannabis at work with her lived ones. I broke my back in four places in 2004 while serving in the USMC and she knows that without smoking the pain can sometimes be crippling. My best friend, Tim, has cancer and was wasting away because he had no appetite, depression, and incredible pain. He had always been a non-smoker but SHE convinced him that the medicine Daddy grows would help him. I tried for years to get him to smoke so he thought I was still just trying to get him high. After he was diagnosed my wife, a pediatrician, tried to get him to smoke, still didn't happen. My lil girl was the only one to get through to him. So he tried it and the difference in his life has been night and day. He is so gratefull to her and this plant.

She has always helped me in the growroom. She can transplant, pH nutrient solution (under daddy's watchful eye), and is the best at monitoring temp and humidity. She understands basic plant functions, lighting, growth stages, and can tell me when a plant is done or if it should go a little longer. This kid is a trip. These plants have been in her life since birth. Most importantly she knows the first rule of growing, DONT TELL ANYBODY. She completely understands why that rule exists. We are in an illegal state.

She says " Dad, I really want to help people, especially you and Uncle Tim, you know I can grow medicine". So I'm thinking about setting her up. I'm thinking about getting her for Christmas a 2x2 tent, a big CFL or a cheap Chinese led, ventilation, and temp/humidity monitoring equip. and some autoflower seeds. The cfl or led will be for safety because they don't produce heat like hid.

Maybe I should get her all the equipment and just let her do veggies or flowers but I know that's not gonna satisfy her, that's not where her heart is at.

I'm so torn on what to do. That is why I'm calling on my peers for advice.
So what do ya think?
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That's an excellent question Polo. I would have to believe it's one of those things that's best for you or anyone else on a person to person basis. What works best for child may not be best for mine. I'm trying to think of a similar situation but none comes to mind at the moment. I know in the WV hills lots of youngsters help out making shine. How many of those kids wind up going blind? It's apples and oranges though. Medical mj still has not hit the ballot here, so until the culture changes in my area, I wouldn't allow my kids to participate.
 
tytheguy111

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insidagain said:
That's an excellent question Polo. I would have to believe it's one of those things that's best for you or anyone else on a person to person basis. What works best for child may not be best for mine. I'm trying to think of a similar situation but none comes to mind at the moment. I know in the WV hills lots of youngsters help out making shine. How many of those kids wind up going blind? It's apples and oranges though. Medical mj still has not hit the ballot here, so until the culture changes in my area, I wouldn't allow my kids to participate.
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Yeah but its not making it that blinds you

Its drinking the first bit that comes out

It has some chemical and I done forgot what it was but it makes you blind as a bat
 
AltarNation

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Get into a legal state, get a recommendation, and continue to let her 'help'... seems reasonable to me. You can set her up with one plant out of your count... obviously it's still yours, just a lighting experiment..
 
insidagain

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tytheguy111 said:
Yeah but its not making it that blinds you

Its drinking the first bit that comes out

It has some chemical and I done forgot what it was but it makes you blind as a bat
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Good point 111. I believe the chemical is methanol that damages the optic nerve. That any several other nasty elements are very nasty, hence several runs through to remove them. If you think back to the days of prohibition you really took big chances drinking. They actually added some things like embalming fluid to give you the "kick". I don't think anyone like Polo would ever allow their child to test the product. But I would bet some would. Children are curious by nature.
 
bradburry

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tytheguy111 said:
Yeah but its not making it that blinds you

Its drinking the first bit that comes out

It has some chemical and I done forgot what it was but it makes you blind as a bat
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its the toxins in the wrong metal stil that makes u blind ....aluminuim and steel thats why you use a copper .

and the fact that theve turned it into methanol .lol.

something like that ?idk
 
tytheguy111

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insidagain said:
Good point 111. I believe the chemical is methanol that damages the optic nerve. That any several other nasty elements are very nasty, hence several runs through to remove them. If you think back to the days of prohibition you really took big chances drinking. They actually added some things like embalming fluid to give you the "kick". I don't think anyone like Polo would ever allow their child to test the product. But I would bet some would. Children are curious by nature.
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The people who taught me let me drink and buy as much as I want

I remember my first strawberry that came from moonshine lol

I ate 6 of those fuckers lol next time I get moonshine with fruit in it EAT IT TOO it will knock you off your ass the same lol
 
curious2garden

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tytheguy111 said:
The people who taught me let me drink and buy as much as I want

I remember my first strawberry that came from moonshine lol

I ate 6 of those fuckers lol next time I get moonshine with fruit in it EAT IT TOO it will knock you off your ass the same lol
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This is something I've never done. I've wanted to learn to make distilled liquor. Unfortunately after my brief foray into beers where all the lids blew off I figured a still was simply asking for it. But that's one of the things I think is so cool about @Singlemalt o_O

The closest my family got into it was hauling it during prohibition years.
 
tytheguy111

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curious2garden said:
This is something I've never done. I've wanted to learn to make distilled liquor. Unfortunately after my brief foray into beers where all the lids blew off I figured a still was simply asking for it. But that's one of the things I think is so cool about @Singlemalt o_O

The closest my family got into it was hauling it during prohibition years.
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Ill be making videos of my tips and tricks for making moonshine

And explain everything down to the scientific level

Im making a YouTube account called F@&K_the_feds

And ill also blow shit up too


But im 18ish and ive been doing this shit since I was 15

I'll also make a video showing a easy and cheap still set up that a idiot could make
 
Singlemalt

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bradburry said:
its the toxins in the wrong metal stil that makes u blind ....aluminuim and steel thats why you use a copper .

and the fact that theve turned it into methanol .lol.

something like that ?idk
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Stay away from distilling. The metallic content of vessels do not convert anything to methanol. Methanol is a natural product of fermentation, levels are boosted by the amount of pectin, cellulose and other plant products present while fermentation occurs.All other things equal, more methanol is produced when fermenting fruit versus pure sucrose. Its also the metabolism of methanol to formic acid that is the danger
 
Singlemalt

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tytheguy111 said:
Ill be making videos of my tips and tricks for making moonshine

And explain everything down to the scientific level

Im making a YouTube account called F@&K_the_feds

And ill also blow shit up too


But im 18ish and ive been doing this shit since I was 15

I'll also make a video showing a easy and cheap still set up that a idiot could make
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Oh no, a budding Finshaggy. Fuckin Ty
 
BDOGKush

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Not far off from how old I was when I started helping with my dads grows. It's the law and the fact little kids have big mouths that would be an issue, other than that I see no issue with it. Get her a pair of Method 7 glasses if you think the lights will be bad on her eyes.

Safest bet would be to let her have her own garden to grow veggies in until she's older.
 
tytheguy111

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If shes in homeschool

THEN LET HER GROW THE MEAN GREEN

If she shes in public school then its a no till she's older than 10
 
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