[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

I don't use pot but I would vote for it as too many young people are getting criminal records for using something that is similar to alcohol in many respects

……eh, not really. Some folks have bad psychotic reactions to pot. Having a paranoid attack while you’re in a car ??? Not good. Medicinal pot to relieve pain and discomfort?? Ok. Use to simply “get high” ?? Nope.

[JoannMH]

I will vote yes. There are medical benefits from the use of marijuana....unlike alcohol. I use it for sleep and have gotten off a prescription medication that I had been taking. It works much better and I have no side effects like I did with the prescribed medication. It can be effective for pain control, seizures, improving appetite for people on chemo......etc. Legalizing it will enable more research and I feel more medical benefits will be discovered. I like the regulations that it will come with the legalization. I am so concerned about marijuana laced with fentanyl, LSD, coke and heroin that is coming across our boarder and sold illegally. If marijuana is legalized, it will be heavily regulated. Whether people are for or against it.....it is here to stay. And I want it to be a clean product that is not going to kill. I do not understand people who are so critical, yet have no issues with alcohol.....which does kill.

[Girlcopper]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

I don't use pot but I would vote for it as too many young people are getting criminal records for using something that is similar to alcohol in many respects

Agree. Legalize it.

[GATORBILL66]

[QUOTE=elevatorman;2342319]How will you vote on Florida Amendment 3 Marijuana Legalization.

Vote No! We don't need that crap in Florida!

[Mavance]

I vote NO.

[Battlebasset]

No. The upside doesn't offset the downside. And this from a guy that if it was legalized, would probably pick up some edibles now and then.

[Haggar]

When we lived in Charleston SC in 1976 my 3 1/2 daughter was diagnosed with cancer.
The treatment was radiation and chemotherapy for two years. Her reaction to the chemo was violent - constantly throwing up. An oncologist who came on aboard said he could not legally advise it but that there were medical studies that even at my daughter's age a small dose of marijuana could help relieve the symptoms. I worked in a music store, went up to our guitar section and asked Scott if he knew of anybody who could help us get MJ. He said he would help. Five minutes later he came down with a bag he said he knew was clean.

Over the years many people gave up MJ. After trying it ourselves (we had never had MJ before) we made a method of delivering in pills to our daughter. After the first time of taking the pills and getting chemo that morning when I came home from lunch she was feeling great and hungry as hell.

She was one of the lucky one and did have a full remission.

The point is many of our friends had access to MJ. Good people - not potheads.

As long as it's out there let's make it legal, clean up the industry, stop the bad guys from making money off of it and reap tax revenue from it.

I'm voting yes.

As a side note my then wife led a successful campaign to make medical MJ legal in SC. It was and is still illegal for federal purposes.

[New Englander]

I'll vote yes. Cannabis is far less harmful than alcohol.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by GATORBILL66

Vote No! We don't need that crap in Florida!

It's already here. It's even already legal if you get it from a dispensary with a card you pay $300 for every 6 months.

That ship has sailed, looks like you missed the boat.

[Nordhagen]

Originally Posted by elevatorman

How will you vote on Florida Amendment 3 Marijuana Legalization

We are a no vote. Seen the harm it’s done in Colorado.

[airstreamingypsy]

I will vote YES!!! It's ridiculous that weed is illegal in the first place.

[Switter]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

I don't use pot but I would vote for it as too many young people are getting criminal records for using something that is similar to alcohol in many respects

It's really not like alcohol. I know, I had smoked it for many years. People who make this comparison usually have never smoked it.

Something to keep in mind is there is currently no "instant" way to detect if someone is under the influence of marijuana while driving.

That said, the main reason I will vote no is a little bit different probably than most people. Marijuana is a motivation killer and it makes you far less likely to engage with the people around you (like your family). I've seen it time and time again. But worst of all, the vast majority of young people who smoke it are men. Once we sanction it, will more young men smoke it? I don't know the answer but we already have a crisis of young men dropping out a society. How many people in The villages have their adult male children living with them compared with female children? How many of those have mental health issues or substance-abuse problems? It's a vicious circle, lack of opportunity leads to substance-abuse leads to mental health issues leads to inability to function leads to even fewer opportunities. I feel legalization will disproportionately impact young men and make an already bad situation worse.

I'm not saying voting no is going to change this but making it more accessible is definitely not going to help.

[HORNET]

Just what we need , more drugged up on road ways

[millegn]

Legalize !

[H.Richburg]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

I don't use pot but I would vote for it as too many young people are getting criminal records for using something that is similar to alcohol in many respects

Define young people. I believe the ads for the amendment state “adult” usage. Would that be 21 like alcohol?