Pubdate: Wed, 22 Oct 2014
Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL)
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Author: Arianna O'Lone

POT AMENDMENT MISLEADS

Those little people of, by and for whom our government was established
are, in actuality, the overseers of the welfare of the mass of mankind
- - at times exceedingly so, when they exercise their right to vote.

When enough of them see errors in judgment and sense the bedlam those
errors will create, they can, with one little stroke, nullify even a
$4 million catastrophe before it's loosed on them.

Discrimination is something you lose when you smoke pot. You can lose
it forever with drug addiction. The loosely written ballot initiative
Amendment 2 - "Use of marijuana for certain medical conditions -
leaves it "wide open," as Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and
Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson have both stated. It was written
"for the industry," as the sheriff said.

The 74-word voters' summary that will appear on the ballot doesn't
fully explain that it fails to prevent children from buying marijuana
without parental consent. It threatens to harm many, but at least
children should be protected. The people would be justified in saying
"no" to this initiative. It would force the interest group to re-write
it, or Florida legislators could have another try at getting it right,
with increased incentive.

Florida is credited with being one of three states having the most
relaxed restrictions in their initiatives.

Arianna O'Lone

Port Orange 
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