Issue 3 (For Ohio Residents)

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(11-04-2015, 11:18 AM)PDub80 Wrote: - The "It's not addicting" argument is a moot point to me. I don't care if it's addicting or not. Other than medically, the purpose of it is to get F'd up (unless for medical purposes) and a line has to be drawn. Weed is the line for Ohioans. 

- I didn't say his life is ruined.

- My father was a "functioning" alcoholic. As was his mother, and his sister.

- I know people with gambling addictions.

- I know people who spend more money than they have on weed.

- The caffeine is a drug argument is classic and so funny! It's hilarious, really.

- NONE of your mentioned legalized activities impair people when used responsibly. NONE. You can go gamble and still be sober. You can smoke a cigarette and be sober. You can have a beer or two and be sober. You can drink a cup of coffee or soda and be sober. YOU CAN'T SMOKE WEED AND BE SOBER. Equating it to something like caffeine is ludicrous.

Okay let's knock a couple of these out..

You ever been to a college party? The only point of Alcohol being there is in fact to get ****** up. Should alcohol be illegal in these cases then? Should we arrest anyone who has gotten "****** Up"?

You said you don't wish that on future generations, making one assume it has negatively impacted his life. Semantics really.

I know plenty of functioning people who use marijuana.

That gambling addiction ruins lives and families, and leads to plenty of suicides.

They spend more money on weed then they have like people do on alcohol

Caffeine is a drug. Just because it is socially acceptable doesn't mean it is not a drug. I am sorry that you disagree with science.

You don't care if someone gets wasted in bars, but because someone chooses to get high it's a problem? Is it illegal to get wasted? Your argument would work if it was, but since it isn't why does it matter if one leads directly to intoxication while the other is often used for that very same purpose?

One other quick thing. What defines sober? Is it a number? Whats the metric? You can surely smoke weed and not be "High" the same way you can drink alcohol and not be drunk. I am sure, just like only drinking a single beer has no effect on me simply taking a small hit of a joint would have very little impact on others. To claim you can't be sober makes no sense.