To counter some of the false claims, I figured I would make a list of facts. A great read is this from the CATO institute. They reviewed tons of studies and real world data. A long read so here is their conclusion. I have added additional items they did not cover.
"The absence of significant adverse consequences is especially striking given the sometimes‐dire predictions made by legalization opponents."
https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis...ate#conclusion
All laws regarding legalizing also include stiff penalties for illegal sales, including corruption of a minor.
Pot and coke are vastly different things. The biggest being coke is addictive and pot is not.
It has been proven pot is less of a gateway drug than alcohol is when both are legal. When alcohol was illegal, it was far more of a gateway drug than it is when legal. Pot is the same.
CBD is legal to buy already. No need to buy CBD at a dispensary unless you want it mixed with pot.
The crime rate does not increase with legal pot, only when the idiots in charge also legalize the addictive drugs as well.
Traffic accidents do not increase either. It has been found many would be drunk drivers become stoned drivers creating a net zero change in accidents post legalization.
Pot use increases slightly after legalization and quickly tapers off. With the national view that pot is not so bad, the rate of pot use is climbing in every state. Legalization barely changes it.
Obviously, the justice system's burden is reduced, but that is the effect of legalizing anything.
Vote your conscious, but do it informed. Pot having very little effect on anything but revenue is irrelevant if you are against all mind altering drugs, including alcohol.