Issue 3 (For Ohio Residents)

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(11-04-2015, 10:39 AM)PDub80 Wrote: Why do you say it shouldn't be illegal?

You point to your friend/acquaintance who has had his life "ruined" by Marijuana. Have you ever known anyone who is an alcoholic? How about someone who spends more money then they have to spend on scratch off lottery tickets? What about those big casino's we just built in Ohio, know anyone who messed up their lives in one of those? Caffeine is in fact a drug, but it is used by most our country every day including children but we don't seem care about that. Nicotine? Heck yea! It's everywhere. While we have pushed back against Tobacco in recent years it is still widely consumed even by *GASP*..... children!

The issue is, people with addictive personalities can become addicted to almost anything. Addiction in almost any form can ruin peoples lives in different ways. I am not in favor of protecting those with addictive personalities from themselves. If something doesn't create a chemical dependence (interestingly enough nicotine and caffeine do) then I am all for letting people do what they like. I don't smoke, never have, but I think the idea of Marijuana being illegal is a hypocritical way for people to try and take a moral high ground.