Thurman told the school principal, assistant principal and Murray police that she provides her son with marijuana so he does not have to go behind her back to obtain or use it. While her defense is not likely to help her in court, it does raise an interesting discussion around how parents are to protect their children from an unregulated marijuana market. Due to continuing marijuana prohibition, anyone looking to purchase marijuana on the black market is at risk of being a victim of a violent crime.

Providing a safer way to obtain and use the marijuana despite the sons age may sound like the best solution, depending on which side of the overall marijuana debate you stand on.

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Officers believe the growers were living in a camp nearby and fled when they heard the sound of the ATV. No arrests have been made and deputies are looking for fingerprints and other evidence left behind for leads. Police estimate the growers had been there about three to four weeks before being discovered.

More than 90,000 plants were seized in Utah in 2008 and DEA predicts that number to increase this year due to increased law enforcement efforts on the West Coast driving more growers to Utah.

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