Should I vote yes or no on legalizing marijuana in my state?

Vote yes. IMO it needs to be federally legal.

Vote Yes. It’s simply another freedom to do something that you may want to do. And even better than alcohol, marijuana actually has some medical usage. Just in general I would say vote for freedom and let people make their own decisions and whether or not they want to use it.

Vote yes. I can’t think of a single reason not to.

@elbanditoroso It’s already legal for medical use. I voted yes on that several years ago. We have plenty of dispensaries where I live.

@canidmajor Like I said, several years ago some jellies who voted yes in their state regretted it, and I remember someone saying having it legal in Amsterdam also had some negative outcomes. That surprised me at the time so it stuck with me. I would assume when it becomes legal in one state and not others, the potheads start flocking to the place that it’s legal.

@JLeslie not in Georgia

Yes at a Federal level

@elbanditoroso I meant in my state. Medical use has been legal in Florida for a while.

@Forever_Free This is for Florida, not federal.

I would vote yes.
I also think anyone now in jail for possession of a small amount of MJ, as in for personal use, should be released immediately.

@JLeslie @Forever_Free Is saying that it should be legal at a Federal level, not just in Florida.

Most Americans (54%) now live in a state that has legalized the drug. 74% of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal for either recreational or medical use.

Florida is an odd duck relative to this topic. Possession of small amounts is illegal: Possession of 20 grams or less of cannabis is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum sentence of one year imprisonment and a maximum fine of $1,000

Florida is moving a bit backwards on limiting the books in classrooms and a scary amendment to limit the number of books and classroom materials that can be challenged in school districts.

I do not see them moving forward on the Marijuana topic.

@JLeslie I guess I should have bolded and italicized. I can’t think of a single reason not to.

It’s legal here but I will say I don’t like the pollution it generates from the smoke and the smell in confined areas like public transportation. i wouldn’t vote it against it though even for that reason.

I don’t think it matters. The data is already out. People are slowly trying to push alcohol out of their lives and switch to low dose Marijuana for general health and wellness reasons.

People with good jobs will continue to drink and do pills because it’s totally OK because you’re not a loser weed smoker, and that’s OK too.

@Blackberry I think having the choice is important.

I just went to a meeting about all of the ballot items and I’m going to vote yes. What convinced me was so many people in the group were able to get a prescription with a 5 minute doctor appointment.

@Blackberry I would assuming smoking anything is bad for your lungs and can lead to COPD and cancer. I realize people can consume MJ in other ways.

@JLeslie They may have gotten a prescription, but FDOH is very rigid about who they allow to get medical cannabis cards. It’s probably easier in more elderly communities, but there are young adults with PTSD who can’t get approved. They don’t just auto-approve based on a prescription.

I’ll vote yes, but I think there should be restrictions on cannabis access in pregnancy and use while operating vehicles, in public spaces, around children, etc.

Yes

Some time ago I read about the citizens in Oregon and Washington complaining that they couldn’t even walk into a restaurant without walking through a cloud of pot smoke.

I’m with @Cupcake – yes, but there should be restrictions enforced.

I don’t think people should go to jail for it.

What i don’t like about it is going to public places and smelling it and also some tiwns here in NY and also in Maine, seeing Marijuana shops in so many places. I think it looks sleazy. I understand some may consider my views old fashioned.

@JLeslie I don’t think most cannabis users smoke it as much in legal states. It’s available as edibles in those areas.

@Cupcake It will be legal for 21 and up and supposedly laws like DUI. I don’t know the specifics yet on the driving.

@jca2 That’s a concern of mine.

Vote No.

There are several tests that law enforcement can use, to determine if a driver is “impaired.”
The DWI/driving aspect, has actually been very carefully considered, in most places where it is being legalized.

The methods for determining DWIs for Marijuana, will improve over time.

Yup.

I’d vote yes. The cost to Florida taxpayers to prosecute people for marijuana could be better spent on schoolbooks. It’s also a pretext for violations of the 4th amendment by cops who want to search a car but can’t find probably cause: “I smell weed”

100% yes.

To mix a metaphor, complaints about the smell in public places is a smoke screen. Where I live, one cannot smoke dope in any place you cannot smoke tobacco. Not in restaurants or theaters.

Even Richard Nixon said it’s “not particularly dangerous”; he just started the War on Drugs to be able to lock up minorities and liberals.

@zenvelo Actually not true here. I smell it on the train all the time and right outside bars. And in subway stations. It might not be coming from active smokers; it may be coming of people who have smoked. Or at outside concerts. I’m not saying it’s a reason not to vote for it but it is a problem for me.

Cannabis use in pregnancy is rising quickly. It is concerning. People are self-medicating. A huge concern I have about legalization (not that it is a reason to NOT legalize) is that cannabis use replaces inaccessible, unaffordable, stigmatizing mental health care.

^Most drugs, including alcohol, are used for self medicating.
That’s because nobody can afford Healthcare.
That is a “how the US government treats it’s people” problem.

@Cupcake what you wrote is certainly a valid concern – mental health care has been underfunded for decades. But ultimately, it is the user (marijuana or other addictive substance) and maybe his/her family that decides on health care.

As you wrote, that’s NOT a reason to delay legalization of marijuana.

Marijuana helped my mom with bipolar manic episodes, anxiety and thru cancer. A lot of people with mental illnesses have found mj beneficial. It’s not for everyone, some people are allergic or get paranoid, but generally those are more rare.
As far as ptegnancy, a friend just had a healthy baby boy and smoked lightly, no issues with the hospital or childs healh. Not saying I condone it, but its not like a crack baby going thru withdrawals.