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Did you see this op-ed that ran in the New York Times earlier this month?

Mark Wolfe, a 40-something art dealer from San Francisco, became a "card-carrying medical cannabis patient" due to issues with anxiety, insomnia and back pain.

He writes:  After two years of treatment, I can state unequivocally that I feel much better about pretty much everything. Sure, my back still hurts, but I’m cool with it.

In fact, he says his penchant for pot has made him a better, more patient parent.

Is this a joke?  Perhaps.  Come on...some of his verbiage smacks of a smirk.  For example, he calls his new fathering technique the Parental Attention Surplus Syndrome and says his brownie-based treatment helps him create quite a show with finger puppets.  He says he has turned to marijuana because of job-induced, kid-induced stress.  For most of us, that's LIFE.  Something we need to navigate while sober.

Serious or not, Wolfe's piece naturally caused a flurry on the internet and The New York Times received many scathing letters, such as these, from angry moms and dads.

Frankly, I think it is just plain silly.  And, if Wolfe was looking for attention, he succeeded.

What are your thoughts?