Drug users make terrible parents despite what pot smokers on various message boards like to claim while passing around old articles of mine and claiming I “just don’t get it man” while blowing pot smoke in the face of the toddler that they feed with a combination of food stamps and help from their parents.

Here’s yet another “mother” that put her desire to get high ahead of her children:

LAS CRUCES – A 26-year-old Vado woman has pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse.

Dona Ana Sheriff’s officers arrested Candice Holden on Dec. 20, 2008, after her two children, ages 2 and 3, tested positive for methamphetamine.

Sentencing is scheduled for a later date.

At the time of her arrest, Holden was pregnant. She has since given birth to an infant who was reportedly adopted by a family friend.

In April, the father of the two older children, Justin Kropf, asked District Judge Mike Murphy to rescind Holden’s visitation rights, which included daily, two-hour supervised visits administered by Families & Youth, Inc. Murphy denied Kropf’s motion, calling the visits with Holden “very necessary for their emotional benefit.”

Holden has been ordered to pay $50 a month in child support since February.

Last year, she pleaded guilty to a felony count of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

I’m sure the emotional well being of the children isn’t being served by allowing some tweaker to stumble in reeking of pipe residue, dirty laundry and sugar daddy and tell them “oh, mommy misses you…can I borrow the birthday money grandma gave you?”

But legalization proponents are quick to point out that when we legalize drug use crime will go down, because people just minding their own business like Candice wouldn’t have been arrested in the first place. Which will work out great for all the children of addicts right guys?

h/t DodiaFae from Pagans Against Child Abuse