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I get very concerned when some people attempt to sound so cerebral and rational about this subject as if they were absolutely right and thus have the moral high ground. First, let's set aside that perhaps the medical community will find benefit with cannabis oil extract removing the THC high. Let's also set aside that the medical community learning from the abuse of opoids works with the FDA in strict metering of this extract. Let's assume everyone agrees with this very narrow purpose. If so we can eliminate the medical marijuana canard and call a spade a spade.

The real debate here is about finding a way to get recreational use legalized.
Proponents speak of decriminalizing it and yet like gambling criminals always find a way in the back door because they will not be denied the billions up billions of dollars it will bring. So from that prospective all that was done is that criminals now have a way to continue illegal activities with the blessing of the government. because they will also continue black markets

Proponents are also politicians who salivate over taxes but they will end up paying out more because of the damage legalized marijuana will bring to their state.

Proponents claim that by legalizing it it can be regulated but alcohol and cigarettes are heavily taxed and regulated and politicians keep telling us how much it is costing us in medical care. The young will be able to get marijuana and according to experts it has a 6 point drop in IQ in one study and a 8 point drop in another along with memory loss. Essentially we have enough slackers in our country now without giving them more in which to enjoy their relax style.

You have to be very naive and/or have an incentive to want recreational marijuana enacted....and again it is being slipped in with the canard called medical marijuana.

So intellectualize til the cows come home but dope is called dope for an obvious reason. Rationalize in haste repent in leisure