I feel rather indifferent on whether or not pot should be legalized not that I am against it at all. I think it does have good properties for medicinal use and it’s pleasurable for people that partake without being overly dramatic like say …. Bath salts lol...
I am glad that Ohio laws for possession are pretty relaxed compared to other places where one gram will get you stay in jail. I think it’s pretty fair as fines go and some officers handle it on site rather than in court.
But I think that if we were to make it legal for medicinal purposes it would still be treated like alcohol in the sense that you won’t be driving and smoking at the same time or under the influence. If you were to be caught driving while smoking I think you would face more time and money because if they legalized it with stipulations it’s a money maker for public safety. So if you think about it most of the time when you are busted currently it’s a small fine for personal amounts. If a stipulation is added and it’s regulated like alcohol then I think you would stand more of a chance at additional charges like OMVI and reckless. If they do medical then would the fines go up for not having a medical card. Is this all it’s cracked up to be?
I would also like Ohio to revisit their larger fines and prison time for Marijuana trafficking. Right now it’s a monetary machine. I think that ten, twenty, forty years is too much time for the crime I will stand by that. The system in place for that is like
Got a public defender 40 years.
Got an attorney 20 years.
Got a good attorney and a lot of cash from your dealings you want to turn over 10 years.
And that’s really just basic trafficking of pot. They would add more if there were other circumstances obviously.