Pubdate: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 Source: Tampa Tribune (FL) Copyright: 2014 The Tribune Co. Contact: http://tbo.com/list/news-opinion-letters/submit/ Website: http://tbo.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/446 Author: Meg Scott Page: A12 DOESN'T MEET CRITERIA Regarding 'Quality of life issue' (Your Views, Sept. 25): Weighing letter writer Marilyn Signer's plea to vote 'for' marijuana to assuage her pain against what I'm observing in other people and events makes my 'no' vote certain. Besides the recent increased number of drug-or alcohol-related deaths from driving the wrong way on interstates, there's the image of the marijuana-impaired race car driver Kevin Ward Jr. walking into the path of Tony Stewart. Add to that the video image of a lawyer sacrificing his image to rant profanely for its legalization, and there's no contest. Am I willing to sacrifice my safety and that of my family and friends on Florida's roads for Ms. Signer's or anyone else's pain? No. Am I willing to see people lose common sense to determine what is moral and beneficial? No. Do I want people who are in pain to have drugs that alleviate that pain? Yes. But that must come about through an amendment tightly written to avoid harm to anyone else if enacted. This one does not meet that criteria. Meg Scott, Plant City - --- MAP posted-by: Matt