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Lawmakers, please listen to the residents and voters of Hawaii, and don’t legalize recreational cannabis.
Our main industry in Hawaii is tourism. Visitors come here for a tropical vacation within the United States; our job is to keep them and our residents safe. That means no impaired drivers on the roads. It is not legal to drink alcohol and drive a car, why in the world should pot smokers be allowed behind the wheel?
Most hotels, apartment buildings and offices are now smoke-free areas. Yes, you can drink alcohol in all of these areas, but that is because it does not have any effect on other people. Smoking does.
I don’t want to smell, inhale or accidentally get high off your pot. I didn’t pour my wine down your throat when you walked by; don’t pollute my air with your pot.
Do not legalize weed in Hawaii.
Frankie L. Ruggles-Quinabo
Makiki
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