As a child, I had all sort of dangerous adventures. As a 5 year olds (I don't really remember this one), we built a bonfire and got caught. As nine year olds w

As a child, I had all sort of dangerous adventures. As a 5 year olds (I don't really remember this one), we built a bonfire and got caught. As nine year olds we snuck out and went canoeing on "borrowed" canoes. At 12 we played around a farm with petrol. We climbed barn rafters hunting pigeons. At 15-16 I smoked a lot of grass. We misused it and smoked much more than I would now. I had deeply tripy experiences dozens of times. Some of them scary. I don't think grass is bad, but I think it's tricky for kids, especially as it is basically open criminal activity. It create a distance between them and the police/teachers/parents. I wouldn't take any of those experiences back. I find I like people who had such experiences as kids and that when I meet 19-20 year olds without them, I kind of think it's impoverished. OTOH, I can't imagine standing by and letting 15 year olds smoke large quantities of grass or 9 year olds go canoeing by moonlight unsupervised. All those things take casualties. Catch 22.