Issue Position: Legalizing Marijuana

Issue Position

I am against legalizing marijuana and refuse to engage in any meaningful discussions until data and statistics are available from the 8 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized it. Specifically, I would want to see data on:

Comparison of student achievement before and after the legalization in those respective school systems, to include truancy, drop-out rates and violence,
Comparison of traffic infractions and accidents, both pre and post legalization, and
Laws that must be put in place for specific individuals that restrict the use of marijuana for public safety and national security.
We must consider the impacts of marijuana on our medical professionals (doctors, dentist, etc) and how usage must be restricted for specific occupations. Those who operate heavy machinery and well as those whose job is to protect local and national security. We must stop sacrificing "Long-Term-Pain" for "Short-Term-Gain".

Also, there must be an equivalent "field sobriety test" for marijuana impairment analogous to the of excessive alcohol use, and some metric which determines when an individual in impaired. And to protect civil liberties, this test must be non-intrusive. Much more work needs to be done to fully assess the potential impacts to our community!

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