Connecticut considering legalizing weed for recreatioanl use

[ynkeesfn82]

One Connecticut lawmaker is propose making weed legal for recreational use in the state of Connecticut. It's been legal for medical purposes for a few years.

http://www.wfsb.com/story/31199709/proposed-bill-would-legalize-use-sale-and-production-of-marijuana

Not to say I would use it if they legalized it, but ultimately I'm in favor of it. It will help with the state's budget crisis.

[JimSawhill]

Marc B, not to get political, however, I'd rather smoke a LEGAL WEED (Tobacco) than an ILLEGAL weed (marijuana). Now, if you legalize weed, where can you smoke it? In your car? Hell no...

Marc, I smoked marijuana as a teen and I think I have problems from it.

[ynkeesfn82]

Marc B, not to get political, however, I'd rather smoke a LEGAL WEED (Tobacco) than an ILLEGAL weed (marijuana). Now, if you legalize weed, where can you smoke it? In your car? Hell no...

Marc, I smoked marijuana as a teen and I think I have problems from it.

As for where you can smoke it? I don't know. Ask Colorado and Washington. I know someone in their early 20s who uses it and it helps with the headaches he gets from the concussions he suffered as a high school football player.

[JimSawhill]

Marc B, I believe as an ex smoker (tobacco), I think it is funny that people are gun ho with marijuana, but tobacco is a no no...Florida is having it on the ballot...it lost in 2014, when voters favored medical marijuana, but only 53% voted on it...if it was 60% it would be law...

[ynkeesfn82]

I really don't know. I guess more and more people are reconizing the health benefits of it. I haven't smoked it in 8 years. I was never hardcore into it. Taking a few hits off my friend's bowl a few times a week doesn't not make me a stoner. I didn't notice any negative side affects from it. I never got the munchies either. In the 4 months I've known the person I mentioned above I never saw him suffering from any negative side effects either. -  Now I never heard of this. He's an former tobacco smoker. He quit because he was allergic to nicotine. He told me he used to break out in hives.

[TheFugitive]

I went to high school in the '70's.  It was quite literally like a Cheech and Chong movie.

Despite this I was one of perhaps 5 male students in the entire school who never inhaled.
To this day I still don't smoke cigarettes or cigars.  So I'd look pretty foolish giving it a try!