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).

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

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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.

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I'd rather be on the road with neither.

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

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

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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?

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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?

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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.

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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).

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?

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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.

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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.