Who else voted against weed legalization for rec use in MD?

[Anonymous]

I voted against it.

It's going to pass anyway, but I voted against it because I'm sick of smelling the stench everywhere I go.

Even on the beltway. Who needs to get baked while crawling along during a commute?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You're really reaching if you feel that the reason weed should be illegal -- people should go to jail for using it -- is that you don't like the smell. There's lots of things I don't like the smell of, but I don't want to send people to jail for them. Except maybe Lindberger cheese...

Are you really obtuse to believe that second pot smoke is only a 'smell' and to believe that it doesn't expose unwilling bystanders to psychotropic drugs? The smell of cheese doesn't contain mind altering substances, nor does it contain carcinogens. If you live in an apartment nextdoor to pot smoking losers, you may be forced to expose your children to a constant level of THC and other psychoactive ingredients that are known to cause developmental issues when developing brains are exposed to such molecules.

Read what people are actually saying. They're complaining about the smell.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you vote against weed legalization, you’re voting in favor a racism. Because that’s how the current laws are applied.

Wait, what? Is there a certain race that smokes weed? What does that even mean?

I know plenty of people of various races that enjoy pot.

It's pretty common to partake across races. But one race gets arrested for it disproportionately. So criminalizing it means creating a greater negative impact on people of that race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weed use is already out of control in DC, I don't want they garbage everywhere in MD. It's already absurd how much weed you smell while driving on the road. Why should we make it easier for lowlifes to toke and drive?

Me.

It will increase traffic and pedestrian deaths. Every state thats legalized recreational use has seen increased fatalities.
Most fatalities are among people of color.
Most are in equity emphasis areas.
The state leadership has not set out explicit approaches it will take THIS SESSION to mitigate the documented harms of legalization.

It has not been studied anywhere near as extensively as alcohol. A smart state would have done the prep work first. Not after it actually kills more people.

We are no longer smart.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I voted against it.


Pot makes you dumb. A little pot makes you a little dumb, and a lot of pot makes you really dumb.

It’s not in our interest as a society to be even further dumbed down.

Alcohol does the same thing, but it’s a heck of a lot more addictive.

DP - alcohol doesn’t increase risk for psychosis. It doesn’t produce smoke that’s harmful for those around the person smoking weed.

Are you really arguing alcohol is less harmful than weed?

No, I’m not. I’m arguing that weed isn’t harmless, as a shocking amount of educated people seem to think.

As to the psychosis issue: I should have been more specific. Cannabis use in adolescence specifically increases risk for psychosis and schizophrenia. Alcohol might increase that risk slightly, but not nearly as much as cannabis.

But again, the real problem is that people think cannabis is NBD. It IS a big deal. It’s NOT okay to smoke weed during pregnancy, or give it to your teenagers, or smoke it regularly around your kids.

NO ONE is suggesting weed for minors or pregnant women. Obviously. 🙄

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Juul wasn’t supposed to be sold to minors either and yet…

Have you ever been to a dispensary? Minors are not buying at a legal shop. Your DL is recorded every time you want to walk in the door. And it’s much more expensive to buy legally than on the street.

Kids have always smoked weed - being illegal doesn’t mean anything. There is a typical demographic that seems to use flavored vape pens and it’s not educated middle or upper class adults (the group legal weed seems to attract).

Being illegal doesn't mean people won't do it, you're right, but being legal means it is easier for people to do it, which sucks.

I'm tired of the reefer madness and smelling pot everywhere. Can I just drive on the road without being exposed to mind altering clouds of smoke because some douche bag is hot boxing while driving with a DWI?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you vote against weed legalization, you’re voting in favor a racism. Because that’s how the current laws are applied.

Wait, what? Is there a certain race that smokes weed? What does that even mean?

I know plenty of people of various races that enjoy pot.

It's pretty common to partake across races. But one race gets arrested for it disproportionately. So criminalizing it means creating a greater negative impact on people of that race.

So, nobody is arresting explicitly for weed. There are drug arrests, but they are to get at the associated violent crime. Drug related homicides in Montgomery County at least, are exclusively over marijuana. That won't go away. The black market won't go away. And the associated violence won't go away.

And yes, there is more violence in lower income black and brown communities. So that's where police get called. That's why they have more contact with Black and brown people. That's why there are arrest disparities. Control for where the 911 calls come from, where the violence occurs, and the racial disparities substantially, if not completely, disappear.

Want to end racial disparities? Get rid of concentrated poverty.

[Anonymous]

I voted against it and I don't drink.

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Pot makes you dumb. A little pot makes you a little dumb, and a lot of pot makes you really dumb.

It’s not in our interest as a society to be even further dumbed down.

Alcohol does the same thing, but it’s a heck of a lot more addictive.

DP - alcohol doesn’t increase risk for psychosis. It doesn’t produce smoke that’s harmful for those around the person smoking weed.

Are you really arguing alcohol is less harmful than weed?

No, I’m not. I’m arguing that weed isn’t harmless, as a shocking amount of educated people seem to think.

As to the psychosis issue: I should have been more specific. Cannabis use in adolescence specifically increases risk for psychosis and schizophrenia. Alcohol might increase that risk slightly, but not nearly as much as cannabis.

But again, the real problem is that people think cannabis is NBD. It IS a big deal. It’s NOT okay to smoke weed during pregnancy, or give it to your teenagers, or smoke it regularly around your kids.

NO ONE is suggesting weed for minors or pregnant women. Obviously. 🙄

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Juul wasn’t supposed to be sold to minors either and yet…

Have you ever been to a dispensary? Minors are not buying at a legal shop. Your DL is recorded every time you want to walk in the door. And it’s much more expensive to buy legally than on the street.

Kids have always smoked weed - being illegal doesn’t mean anything. There is a typical demographic that seems to use flavored vape pens and it’s not educated middle or upper class adults (the group legal weed seems to attract).

Being illegal doesn't mean people won't do it, you're right, but being legal means it is easier for people to do it, which sucks.

I'm tired of the reefer madness and smelling pot everywhere. Can I just drive on the road without being exposed to mind altering clouds of smoke because some douche bag is hot boxing while driving with a DWI?

I really hope you take another look. "Reefer madness" was shameless propaganda with no grounding in fact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I voted against it.


Pot makes you dumb. A little pot makes you a little dumb, and a lot of pot makes you really dumb.

It’s not in our interest as a society to be even further dumbed down.

Alcohol does the same thing, but it’s a heck of a lot more addictive.

DP - alcohol doesn’t increase risk for psychosis. It doesn’t produce smoke that’s harmful for those around the person smoking weed.

Are you really arguing alcohol is less harmful than weed?

No, I’m not. I’m arguing that weed isn’t harmless, as a shocking amount of educated people seem to think.

As to the psychosis issue: I should have been more specific. Cannabis use in adolescence specifically increases risk for psychosis and schizophrenia. Alcohol might increase that risk slightly, but not nearly as much as cannabis.

But again, the real problem is that people think cannabis is NBD. It IS a big deal. It’s NOT okay to smoke weed during pregnancy, or give it to your teenagers, or smoke it regularly around your kids.

NO ONE is suggesting weed for minors or pregnant women. Obviously. 🙄

i
Juul wasn’t supposed to be sold to minors either and yet…

Have you ever been to a dispensary? Minors are not buying at a legal shop. Your DL is recorded every time you want to walk in the door. And it’s much more expensive to buy legally than on the street.

Kids have always smoked weed - being illegal doesn’t mean anything. There is a typical demographic that seems to use flavored vape pens and it’s not educated middle or upper class adults (the group legal weed seems to attract).

Being illegal doesn't mean people won't do it, you're right, but being legal means it is easier for people to do it, which sucks.

I'm tired of the reefer madness and smelling pot everywhere. Can I just drive on the road without being exposed to mind altering clouds of smoke because some douche bag is hot boxing while driving with a DWI?

You aren't getting high unless you're getting in the hotbox car with them. You just don't like the smell of it, we get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't we stop people from smoking weed and driving? Why is it allowed? It's crazy!!

You're right! We should simply double the police department to stop this nonsense!

[Anonymous]

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Why stop with weed! We should legalize heroin while we are at it!

Spoken like a true idiot

[Anonymous]

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I'd rather be on the road with neither.

You live in a fantasy land, hate to break it to you

[Anonymous]

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Cigarettes do not emit psychoactive substances to unwilling bystanders that alters their perception of reality and can cloud their judgement like weed does.

Pure idiocy. Contact highs are fake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m Republican and voted to legalize it but only to point out democrat hypocrisy as they are banning tobacco

Tobacco is 100x more addictive and 100x more dangerous. Tell me you knew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another liberal voting against it. I hate the smell and how it seems to be omnipresent in the places that legalized it/. The DUI thing, and even workplace use, is a huge problem because it is nearly impossible to test for intoxication—a urine test will just show someone has used previously but isn’t even very reliable as to when they used, as the chemical is stored in your fat cells and can be released in urine periodically.

Compared to alcohol it does seem more habit forming in that people who use it seem to use it more frequently than people who drink (although there’s a wide range on that). Also I know lots of people that consume Alcohol without being intoxicated (one drink with food) but no one who consumes pot without getting at least a little stoned (except some people who use very small amounts for medicinal purposes).

You hit the reefer madness trifecta, grandma! Congratulations.