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Originally Posted by B767drvr
What are you fearing? 
Half the states have already legalized medical marijuana and four states plus DC have legalized recreational use. Florida is not the tip of the spear on this issue, more like the tail of the donkey.
Please show me the data on what you fear. I mean this sincerely. Where are the huge post-legalization spikes in murder, rape, DUI, road-rage, general mayhem, carnage, domestic violence, or even parking citations? The school dropout rate should have exploded from all the apathetic children quitting to smoke pot, and the homeless shelters should be flooded with stoned parents who would rather get high than go to work. (Psst… it AIN'T HAPPENING!)
The truth is a substantial portion of the electorate has been fooled by unfounded fear, nothing more. References to heroin and oxycontin dispensaries are perfect examples. |
For a start, peruse this report...
http://www.rmhidta.org/html/August%2...e%20Impact.pdf
In that report are the following results listed...
. The majority of DUI drug arrests involve marijuana and 25 to 40 percent were marijuana alone.
2. In 2012, 10.47 percent of Colorado youth ages 12 to 17 were considered current marijuana users compared to 7.55 percent nationally. Colorado ranked fourth in the nation, and was 39 percent higher than the national average.
3. Drug-related student suspensions/expulsions increased 32 percent from school years 2008-09 through 2012-13, the vast majority were for marijuana violations.
4. In 2012, 26.81 percent of college age students were considered current marijuana users compared to 18.89 percent nationally, which ranks Colorado third in the nation and 42 percent above the national average.
5. In 2013, 48.4 percent of Denver adult arrestees tested positive for marijuana, which is a 16 percent increase from 2008.
6. From 2011 through 2013 there was a 57 percent increase in marijuana-related emergency room visits.
7. Hospitalizations related to marijuana has increased 82 percent since 2008.
ADD TO ALL OF THAT the desensitizing of our young people...your kids and grandkids...
And a question....HEROIN has proven to have some medical benefits to some....is that the next thing on the ballot.
Plus, it has become so political...you are asking every day citizens to make a judgement call on something that the AMA and the American Cancer Society are begging folks to allow more tests by them and the FDA.