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Imagine if companies that make cigarettes along with stores that sell cigarettes wanted to encourage people to start smoking. Most of us would not like that very much in fact most people have a dim view of smoking. Yet, now we have State Question 820 where marijuana producers and stores that sell marijuana want to encourage people to start smoking. This is not a good idea. The producers and dealers claim it will raise millions of dollars for schools, roads and drug treatment. Not likely, how many of these ‘funding schemes’ have we been subjected to only to be disappointed. There was the lottery that was going to make schools flush with cash yet every year there is a call in the legislature to increase funding for schools. Now we have gambling that empties money out of the pockets that can least afford it. It too was supposed to fund schools, but has it? Now, we are to believe that making marijuana available to everyone will magically fund schools, not likely, it is also not likely to fund roads or drug treatment either. Not to mention how absurd it is to suggest revenues from selling drugs will be used to treat addicts. It appears they are admitting that State Question 820 will create more addicts. What about driving under the influence, do we want more impaired drivers on our streets and highways? 820 is bad for Oklahoma, it is bad for our communities and it is bad for our children, Vote NO on 820.
