Pubdate: Wed, 27 Jul 2016
Source: Tallahassee Democrat (FL)
Copyright: 2016 Tallahassee Democrat
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Author: Bruce Grant

MEDICAL MARIJUANA WILL BE A DISASTER FOR FLORIDA

Far be it for me to disagree with the Capital Curmudgeon, but I must 
take issue that Florida will not be California when it comes to 
medical marijuana. Of course not - Florida was merely the pill mill 
capital of the nation with criminal medical professionals complicit 
in the schemes.

With medical marijuana, Florida will be much worse! I foresee many 
more than the 2,000 pot shops predicted by the Florida Department of 
Health should this amendment pass.

Even if Florida only becomes like Colorado (that has seen youth use 
of pot skyrocket since their laws passed), our youth gain tremendous 
access to potent cannabis - not that weak version from the '60s.

Big Marijuana will make Big Tobacco look amateurish with advertising 
that will seek to cultivate a generation of users. Marijuana sales 
will never generate enough tax revenue to pay for the treatment 
needed for those who become addicted and the long term health issues 
attendant to increased use.

Bruce Grant, Tallahassee,  ---
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