Comments on: Amendment 2 Opponents: ‘Don’t Let Florida Go To Pot’

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 16:47:31 +0000

So explain how pot/weed is abused.

By: Henry Coe

Henry Coe — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 14:43:00 +0000

For Law Enforcement, the Legalization of Marijuana is really about a big loss in funding and for Private for profit Prison owners and shareholder, having Marijuana legal means less profit from not locking people up for non-violent offenses.
We need to legalize it for personal use as when as for it’s medicinal value and for the production value of Hemp Crops.
When can end the criminal enterprise involved with selling marijuana, stop filling up up the court system and save lots of money by not locking up non-violent marijuana users.
Law Enforcement could focus on real crime and real criminals and the State of Florida could collect a bunch of revenue like we do off cigarettes and alcohol and like other states are doing who have legalized marijuana for personal use.

By: northend reesident

northend reesident — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 03:25:18 +0000

I don’t get why anyone would deny someone relief for real pain. Yes, there is people who abuse it and they will continue legalized or not. Just like pain meds. This is no excuse to deny those who really need it. I lost 2 close relatives to cancer. I would give them whatever they needed other watch the continued pain day after day during there last months in this world. When u are healthy you have no idea what it is like to live in pain day after day. People die everyday from alchol abuse or from dui wrecks but I don’t see no one raising money to ban that. People have a choice with any of it. They will use it with caution or abuse it. The people that don’t abuse it should not be denied because of the ones that abuse it.

By: perdido fisherman

perdido fisherman — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:04:10 +0000

The cops are trying to keep pot illegal so they can keep thier budgets inflated and the for profit prisons are fighting to keep it illegal to protect thier profits. Prohibition of any drug allows the black market to flourish with massive profits, making it possible for these traffickers to finance personal armies.
Instead of putting people in prison for drugs and insuring they can never become productive citizens, the money from these drugs should be used to fund treatment centers and education. People who use these substances will do so not matter the legal status of these drugs, they would benefit more from affordable treatment centers than they will from the prison system. Legalization will take the money out of the hands of criminals.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:22:33 +0000

Calvina Faye should be teleported to Salem 1692. She would make a great juror at a witch trial. Denying cannabis as a medicine is a crime against humanity.

By: wade

wade — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:39:19 +0000

People who vote against this are two face and stupid.They sit home and drink their cocktails and take their pills while children suffer and die.Pills don’t work for these children but pot does and you can take all you want and it wont get you high.So why not help a child who is suffering,are you really that stupid,Pull your heads out…and wake up. If it was your child sick maybe you would understand.

By: sigh

sigh — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:24:46 +0000

Vote them all out!!! It is time to get people who think more modernly and are willing to try new things. It is 2014 and its time to change all this old bible belt crap!

By: true statement

true statement — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:34:29 +0000

My mother has it really bad I agree with darryl its so hard to get pain meds if you need them so why not let people suffering aleast get the chance to see if it helps. It’s already wide spread and abused, so what’s the difference. Times are changing and people are different, not not very old but in my years already I’ve seen change that it clearly says in the Bible is the end of time. So why not legalize it and stop crying about it and see if it works.i was a leo and I see the dangers in widespread but as a ex leo I know the problem has always been here anyway.leo stay safe and cancer patients get relief

By: Kevin Enfinger

Kevin Enfinger — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:12:45 +0000

I think flrida should allow pat to generate revenue instead of relying on the prison system and locking up innocent people for it

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:51:35 +0000

Like it or not pot has been here a long time and there are many Floridians who smoke it daily. They are not unkempt degenerates with unkempt property and persons. Many are retired taxpayers who just want to smoke pot within the confines of their private property and wish no trespass against Sheriff Judd.

Personally I could care less at this point if Pot is legalized in Florida or not. Clandestine/untaxed pot is about the same price and quality as legal pot is in Colorado, California and WA state and is readily available.

These opponents are either delusional or as Richard stated, they are simply afraid of loosing funding.