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	<title>Comments on: Gov. Ron DeSantis Joins Escambia Sheriff Chip Simmons To Speak Against Amendment 3 (Marijuana Legalization)</title>
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		<title>By: B.S</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2024/10/gov-ron-desantis-joins-escambia-sheriff-chip-simmons-to-speak-against-amendment-3-marijuana-legalization/comment-page-1#comment-553888</link>
		<dc:creator>B.S</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So, Desantis is fine with the “weed” company as long as everything goes through the State’s medical program? Medical patients can’t grow their own either and I guess he’s worried he’s gonna have to cut more people in on the cash flow. Y’all are focusing on the wrong drug and the wrong crowd. Nobody has ever died from smoking just weed. Let’s talk about alcohol and cigarettes and how WE ALL KNOW they are deadly and yet readily available. No? Exactly. Stop the fear mongering.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, Desantis is fine with the “weed” company as long as everything goes through the State’s medical program? Medical patients can’t grow their own either and I guess he’s worried he’s gonna have to cut more people in on the cash flow. Y’all are focusing on the wrong drug and the wrong crowd. Nobody has ever died from smoking just weed. Let’s talk about alcohol and cigarettes and how WE ALL KNOW they are deadly and yet readily available. No? Exactly. Stop the fear mongering.</p>
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		<title>By: NotInterested</title>
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		<dc:creator>NotInterested</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ok, so I&#039;m not interested in &quot;weed&quot; but I am interested in decriminalizing something that is less harmful than alcohol, which is legal.  If the governor thinks this bill is so bad, he should have asked the state legislature to come up with a bill legalizing it in a manner that suits him.  Absent that, you get what you get. Namely, a referendum for an amendment that largely benefits the corp.s backing it.  If you (the state govt) had gotten off your bums and legalized it, we wouldn&#039;t be having this conversation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, so I&#8217;m not interested in &#8220;weed&#8221; but I am interested in decriminalizing something that is less harmful than alcohol, which is legal.  If the governor thinks this bill is so bad, he should have asked the state legislature to come up with a bill legalizing it in a manner that suits him.  Absent that, you get what you get. Namely, a referendum for an amendment that largely benefits the corp.s backing it.  If you (the state govt) had gotten off your bums and legalized it, we wouldn&#8217;t be having this conversation.</p>
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		<title>By: Molino Freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2024/10/gov-ron-desantis-joins-escambia-sheriff-chip-simmons-to-speak-against-amendment-3-marijuana-legalization/comment-page-1#comment-553696</link>
		<dc:creator>Molino Freedom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Already voted YES on Ammndment Three.
What we have now is selective enforcement - some people get busted and some people don&#039;t.
Enough is enough. The status quo has gotta go.
This America  -  Yes on 3.
Vote for freedom and individual responsibilty.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Already voted YES on Ammndment Three.<br />
What we have now is selective enforcement &#8211; some people get busted and some people don&#8217;t.<br />
Enough is enough. The status quo has gotta go.<br />
This America  &#8211;  Yes on 3.<br />
Vote for freedom and individual responsibilty.</p>
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		<title>By: SAVE THE CHILDREN</title>
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		<dc:creator>SAVE THE CHILDREN</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In state that have legalized marijuana, use among teenagers has actually decreased. 
We have legal alcohol, tobacco, etc. Why not marijuana? The way things are now, the state (A) doesn&#039;t make money on marijuana sales and (B) spends money prosecuting and incarcerating people for using marijuana. 

Legalize it, tax it, regulate it, and punish people for public intoxication and intoxicated driving, just like with alcohol.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In state that have legalized marijuana, use among teenagers has actually decreased.<br />
We have legal alcohol, tobacco, etc. Why not marijuana? The way things are now, the state (A) doesn&#8217;t make money on marijuana sales and (B) spends money prosecuting and incarcerating people for using marijuana. </p>
<p>Legalize it, tax it, regulate it, and punish people for public intoxication and intoxicated driving, just like with alcohol.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2024/10/gov-ron-desantis-joins-escambia-sheriff-chip-simmons-to-speak-against-amendment-3-marijuana-legalization/comment-page-1#comment-553626</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 01:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What amazes me is they don&#039;t take into account the funds generated by people caught driving high that want to keep their license. The money in court costs and lawyer fees will be a windfall for the judicial system.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What amazes me is they don&#8217;t take into account the funds generated by people caught driving high that want to keep their license. The money in court costs and lawyer fees will be a windfall for the judicial system.</p>
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		<title>By: Brian Kelly</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2024/10/gov-ron-desantis-joins-escambia-sheriff-chip-simmons-to-speak-against-amendment-3-marijuana-legalization/comment-page-1#comment-553559</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kelly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Vote YES on 3!!! Because not voting at all or voting NO means that you irrationally prefer the continued complete prohibition of cannabis under which cannabis possession remains a serious crime. It means you prefer more cannabis arrests. Voting no or not voting at all means you want more of out fellow bothers and sisters with permanent criminal records over cannabis.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vote YES on 3!!! Because not voting at all or voting NO means that you irrationally prefer the continued complete prohibition of cannabis under which cannabis possession remains a serious crime. It means you prefer more cannabis arrests. Voting no or not voting at all means you want more of out fellow bothers and sisters with permanent criminal records over cannabis.</p>
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		<title>By: CK</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2024/10/gov-ron-desantis-joins-escambia-sheriff-chip-simmons-to-speak-against-amendment-3-marijuana-legalization/comment-page-1#comment-553548</link>
		<dc:creator>CK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 01:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You can already go to the vape shops and buy delta 8 or delta 9 edibles. No need to smoke anything,</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can already go to the vape shops and buy delta 8 or delta 9 edibles. No need to smoke anything,</p>
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		<title>By: Deb</title>
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		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;If they sell you defective weed and you have a seizure or something, can you sue them? No, there’s no exception to this.”

Can you sue Budweiser if someone runs into you after drinking or sue the bar that sold it?  Can you sue Glock if someone accidentally shoots you because there was no permit to own or requirements for proper handling? 

And your arguments for smelling it will not change if this does not pass.  &#039;Medically&#039; it will still be as available and as prominent as it is now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;If they sell you defective weed and you have a seizure or something, can you sue them? No, there’s no exception to this.”</p>
<p>Can you sue Budweiser if someone runs into you after drinking or sue the bar that sold it?  Can you sue Glock if someone accidentally shoots you because there was no permit to own or requirements for proper handling? </p>
<p>And your arguments for smelling it will not change if this does not pass.  &#8216;Medically&#8217; it will still be as available and as prominent as it is now.</p>
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		<title>By: A mom</title>
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		<dc:creator>A mom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 23:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I voted No for 3 &amp; 4.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I voted No for 3 &amp; 4.</p>
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		<title>By: Lou</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2024/10/gov-ron-desantis-joins-escambia-sheriff-chip-simmons-to-speak-against-amendment-3-marijuana-legalization/comment-page-1#comment-553544</link>
		<dc:creator>Lou</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 23:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Desantis not happy , probably they don’t give to his pac , or can grow his own. Should care instead about the insurance crisis in Florida. Can’t make this up funny.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Desantis not happy , probably they don’t give to his pac , or can grow his own. Should care instead about the insurance crisis in Florida. Can’t make this up funny.</p>
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