What is already obvious is that the proponents of the legalized marijuana have not thought through all the consequences of smoking marijuana, mostly because they don’t have jobs where drug and alcohol testing is done regularly and live in places where their neighbors also smoke it.
Marijuana is just as, if not more, carcinogenic as tobacco and smells worse. People aren’t going to put up with it in apartments and condos. The law suits in CA over tobacco smoke spreading from air ducts and fireplaces in apt and condo buildings is going to multiply exponentially with marijuana.
Then there is the new study which shows that regular marijuana use in teenagers lowers their IQ, approximately 8 points. That’s a lot when were talking the average IQ of 100. It might even explain the election results.
I imagine that if it became reasonably inexpensive and easy to obtain, people will ingest it through foods instead of smoking.
That study has been de-bunked and just fyi, I voted for this initiative.
Just wanted to add this here to rebutt your IQ comment - these are supporters of the initiative, many in very conservative eastern Wa or just obviously conservatives.
Eastern Washington's The Spokesman-Review endorsed I-502 from December of 2011 as part of a broader call for legalization and federal reclassification of cannabis under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act.[21] Other supporters include a variety of current legislators, organizations, former judges, law enforcement personnel, prosecutors and elected officials such as Jolene Unsoeld.[22][23] The mayor and entire city council of Seattle support I-502,[24] as does the King County sheriff.[25] Former narcotics deputy and candidate for King County sheriff John Urquhart, saying "the war on drugs has been an abject failure."[26] Noting the disproportionate impact of marijuana arrests and incarceration on families and racial minorities, the Children's Alliance,[27] NAACP and various African-American pastors have also endorsed I-502.[28][29] [30] Early national support for the measure comes from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)[31] and television evangelist Pat Robertson.[32] Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) has also endorsed the measure, including prominent LEAP spokesman and former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper[33] and other law enforcement officials
I have been really sad to see, speaking of IQ and intelligence, the responses here on FR about this. If you go back through my posts over the last few days I have posted many links about why this is an excellent idea, and not just for our state.
And just FYI I have no interest in marjuana nor do I use it.