That's the problem.. they took anybody. They had people who were going there as an alternative to doing time for genuine crimes, and then they had 13 yr old pot heads, whose cheeks you wanted to pinch because they were so cute.... And these young ones that I refer to didn t smoke any more pot or have anymore bad habits then their peers, they just had overeacting parents.
In regards to the guy who smoked once and failed his test. He was older. He was 17 the first time that he smoked. He was very intelligent too. He was an academic sort of guy, but not a pussy or anything.
I remember the counselor saying to him once, when he was in front of the family, that even though he didnt do drugs, he still belonged there. He then went on to say that EVERYBODY belonged there.
All I remember thinking was "CULT!"
I am sure he wanted everyone in there, because that would put everyone at his level.
Paul St. John