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The Kids Are All Right, Even if Their Parents Grow Pot

Credit: AP Just because the folks next door are drug dealers doesn't mean they're bad parents. In fact, researchers at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children say the children of couples who operate marijuana grow rooms are often extremely healthy, physically and emotionally. And they rarely use illegal drugs. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports researchers question whether parents caught growing marijuana should automatically lose custody of their children.
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