"Marijuana is a bad drug for society," says Jeff Hunt, a conservative voice on KNUS-AM in Denver. "Then, to encourage people to go out there and market it, sell it and get more people using it is a disaster for the state."
Voters in Florida will decide this Election Day whether to legalize marijuana.
A yes vote means people 21 and older can use marijuana recreationally and possess up to three ounces of marijuana.
A no vote means you oppose legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida.
Attracting a crowd
Hunt advises people to vote against recreational marijuana. Passing it will lead to an increase in non-productive people in Florida cities, he says.
"Colorado has never been the same since it commercialized marijuana, and if you talked to a lot of surrounding states like I have, law enforcement in Nebraska, Utah, and Kansas for instance, they saw out of their states all the drug users and drug dealers leave and come to Colorado," says Hunt. "So, you become an attraction from surrounding states that are smart enough not to commercialize their drug for all of the riff-raff that comes from that community to come to your state and to take up residency."
Florida already allows medical marijuana.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida wants people in the state to vote yes on Amendment 3, saying this is also a matter of so-called social justice.
"Amendment 3 is a significant step forward in respecting the personal freedom of Floridians and is crucial in addressing the disproportionate impact that the criminalization of marijuana possession and use has had on Florida's black community and other communities targeted by the criminal legal system," said Bacardi L. Jackson, executive director for ACLU of Florida. "By approving Amendment 3, Florida voters can create a future that is both more equitable and more respectful of the freedom of the people of our state."
Marijuana all over the place
Hunt says it's one thing to make it so people aren't going to prison because they consume a little marijuana, but he argues this will lead to "pot shops everywhere" and "advertisements for marijuana everywhere" and a culture that's encouraging people to use marijuana.
"There's really no benefit to it whatsoever," says Hunt.
