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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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

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

Are you really arguing alcohol is less harmful than weed?[/quote]

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.[/quote]

NO ONE is suggesting weed for minors or pregnant women. Obviously. 🙄[/quote]i
Juul wasn’t supposed to be sold to minors either and yet…[/quote]

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). [/quote]

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? [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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