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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SDMF" data-source="post: 233791" data-attributes="member: 412">I've never smoked pot, nor hung around when it's being done and gotten a contact high, etc, etc, etc.  I've been vehemently anti-recreational MJ essentially forever.  My strict aversion has strained some lifelong friendships at times because I just flat refuse to knowingly  be around it.I have 0 problem w/Medical MJ for adults for multiple ailments, I could even be persuaded towards medical MJ for kids w/cancer or legitimate intractable pain.My position regarding me being anywhere near recreational MJ hasn't changed and if M3 passes, I don't think my opinion will change.Rhetoric like above tips me towards a no vote.  Alcohol is legal, MJ isn't.  Now you can argue that it's not fair, unwarranted, backwards, stupid, ignorant, or anything else you want to say, but you can't change the fact that right now MJ is illegal.  The moment you start to make an argument of equivalence to a legal drug be it alcohol, tobacco, etc, you lose me and push me harder towards a "No" vote.  Someone attempting to persuade me that what is currently illegal needs to be legalized and if I don't agree (of haven't ever tried it) I'm a hypocrite won't be very effective in earning my vote.All of the above said, I truly believe the legislators have essentially thumbed their noses at the public regarding Medical MJ and that pisses me off exponentially more than does being called a hypocrite.I'm truly undecided on this, and it feels weird as I don't typically have any trouble making up my mind fairly quickly with relatively few regrets.Can anyone give me a good reason to vote yes without attempting to put MJ and alcohol in the same class AND without sounding like either Cheech or Chong?</blockquote>

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