Pubdate: Fri, 21 Oct 2016
Source: Reno Gazette-Journal (NV)
Copyright: 2016 Reno Gazette-Journal
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/363
Author: Tom Hellmann

POT OK WOULD BE 'POURING GASOLINE ON THE FIRE'

Hopefully the people of our state will have enough sense to vote
against recreational marijuana. We already have terrible drug problems
in this country and this would just be pouring gasoline on the fire.
Marijuana may not be addictive per se but if someone is curious enough
to try it the first time, many will be curious enough to try something
harder later. We are just starting to hear some of the regrets coming
out of Colorado and Washington (rime, DUI, health, etc.).

Think about our young children and what's going to happen when they
get ahold of it (and they will), I can see it becoming fashionable to
pass their "cookies" around in school. In Nevada our scholastic
records are so good we can afford to have our kids messing around with
this stuff, right? Welcome to the "duh" club. The greedy insiders who
are pushing it should be very ashamed!

Tom Hellmann, Reno
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MAP posted-by: Matt