If you don't know who he is, he's the kid in Saskatchewan that questioned his teacher about what they were teaching about marijuana. He went and did a bunch of research and ended up suspended at the end of the year because they felt he was advocating for it. In the end, he failed a couple exams because he couldn't be there to write it.
I've read some of the research on marijuana and while I'll never agree that it should be okay for the public to have free access to it, I do have to applaud this kid for being willing to think for himself. He didn't just rebel and do nothing about it. He actually went and did his own research.
That should mean something - and that something shouldn't mean zero on his exams.
God gave us all the capacity as humans to think, rationalize and choose. Since we are the only part of God's creation to have that ability to the extent we do, it could be argued that this is the part of us that is God's image in us. We don't have to just react in a reflex action but we can actually stop, take in facts and choose what we WANT to do based on the information. Although that can be harmful, I'm glad we have that option. Our actions then become our own and we can't blame the circumstances that caused it. We all have a choice how we respond and what we do.
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