"The majority of Floridians support Medical Marijuana, that's number
one. There were a lot of other Floridians who said they supported
medical marijuana, but they just weren't sure about the wording of
Amendment 2. So what that says to me is that we're probably well over 60
or 70 percent of Floridians support medical marijuana. Maybe some of
them just don't want it in the constitution." ~ St. Sen. Jeff Clemens (D) District 27.
Sounds like clemens just won't stop until marijuana is legal in FL, now he is just going to have the state reps. vote it in as a law instead. Why do we have so many druggies running this state? Oh, right because he is a singer in a rock band that likely all use drugs. FL already has enough drug addition problems in this state. What a dunce he is!
ReplyDeleteNot necessarily. There is a lot to consider decriminalizing weed. I voted against the amendment although I'm for decriminalizing it. The amendment was far too vague and had large loop holes that would be difficult once the genie was out of the bottle. I would favor outright legalization if it could be treated like alcohol and have strict standards for where and when and to whom it is available.
ReplyDeleteQuestions brought up that showed this was a bad amendment had to do with how would marijuana be treated in the workplace? If you truly had an ailment that required marijuana, how is the dosage determined? How do you detect if someone is driving stoned? Could children attend class or take prescribed marijuana during class?
If it could be legalized for home recreational consumption and/or have a designated "coffee shop" type place people could go in the same manner you can now go to a bar/lounge, the legal loop holes would be diminished. Develop some standards FIRST to determine strength, dosage and how long the effects stay in you system, like a shot or a beer.
It was a poorly written amendment and I'm relieved it failed to get to the 60%. People who smoke it now, will continue to smoke it. If it is THAT important to you, by all means, go to D.C. or Colorado and knock yourself out.
Florida needs to take a good look at what effect legalization has on the economies and social fabric of the states that have passed it, then hopefully avoid the pitfalls they encounter.
Smoke em if you got em!