I can’t think of a single good thing that could come from the legalization of marijuana in Ohio, which is what Issue 2 is all about in 2023.  Low-life losers who want to desecrate a red state with a significant liberal policy desire have been eager to exploit the lower threshold to change the Ohio Constitution to accommodate the legalization of pot.  When Issue 1 failed to pass earlier in 2023, which would have raised the 50+1 margin for amending the Ohio Constitution, the pot advocates grew eager to put the issue on a ballot as soon as it became apparent that the threshold would remain low.  Out-of-state money and influence have lost their advocacy on a federal stage, so suddenly, states that could easily change their Constitutions and are vulnerable to these kinds of policy attacks, which essentially bypass all legislative controls and give the law-making ability to radical lunatics, are seeing this legislative assault.  And already in some states where marijuana has already been legalized medically and recreationally, the degradation of their culture is obvious and Ohio has been a target for them because of its conservative nature.  Polling is undoubtedly in their favor as we now have a culture of people taught in public education to turn to every mind-numbing device that pharmaceuticals can market for relief.  Pot is one of the worst drugs that has ever been known because of its effects on the human mind.  You know you have a society that has gone to pot by the way they drive and giggle at dumb jokes.  In short, pot lowers the expectation level of any performance standard in society, which is the point of America’s enemies wanting to poison our culture.  And ultimately, why Issue 2 in Ohio is on the ballot.  It’s about desecration of something good, and turning to pot legalization is just the tip of the iceberg.  There is nothing good that can come of it. 

Oh, I’ve heard the ridiculous John Boehner talking points, the former Speaker of the House who stepped out of that office and into becoming a lobbyist for marijuana.  He and I have many mutual friends in the Butler County Republican Party, and his fall from grace has been embarrassing.  And how he was ever considered one of the most influential people in the world and a beacon of conservative value shows how flimsy that opinion is among most politicians.  So this isn’t just a Democrat thing, but it’s a RINO thing as well.  These people will talk about the benefits to business that marijuana legalization would bring to a state, the increased revenue that throws more money at politicians that don’t spend what they are given with much care at all.  And to talk about pot as a “pro-business” state platform is complete foolishness.  I get it; a lot of people have used pot recreationally and think they have to justify its destructive effects for the rest of their lives.  I see the impact everywhere in slow people, slow drivers, slow drive-thru workers, and slow-minded employees who have their minds turned off due to the detrimental effects of pot consumption on the human brain.  And pot advocates want more of that?  Of course, all capitalist-hating slugs of humanity want to slow down the threat of competition with poison, which is all pot is.  A malicious ingredient that is intended to destroy minds, not benefit them.  The pot lobby has hidden behind advocacy such as “you can make a rope with cannabis,” and that it’s a whole new industry that could bring revenue to the state as if those things justified legalization.  But what we know about marijuana far outweighs any conjured-up benefit of the plant itself as a cultivated new market share. 

Passage of the legalization initiative is looking in favor of this destructive drug; it’s trending about the same as what defeated Issue 1 earlier in the year and is supporting the new Issue 1, the death cult of abortion, for November of 2023, at around 56-57%.  There are a lot of people who like to kill babies and do drugs, and they are winning the culture war.  But it doesn’t help when Republicans join in the mess, which is undoubtedly the case with pot legalization in Ohio.  Full disclosure: I have never consumed marijuana.  That has been by choice; I’ve watched what it does to people.  I have lost many friends and family over my opinions on pot, and I’m perfectly fine with pushing people out of my life forever for their use of marijuana.  I am a strict no on marijuana consumption on any basis, even on the medical front.  The value of a human mind to me outweighs any physical virtue of numbing pain and pot without question, exacerbates depression in people, propels suicidal thoughts, and stimulates the tendency toward schizophrenia.  There are a lot of people who have tried pot and used it recreationally who will declare that it never impacted them in such a way.  But there is a percentage of people who do, and the effects are devastating.  But I am against all forms of intoxication.  If I had it my way, people wouldn’t be able to drink and get drunk.  I’m against it all, especially pot.  There is nothing good in destroying a mind, and that is what the consumption of marijuana does to people.  When foolish people without much knowledge of history say to me, “But the Indians used it, and they loved nature and were a peaceful people,” I reply, “That’s why the Indians were so easy to beat and destroy.  Because they smoked too many peace pipes and consumed marijuana.”  This is why the enemies of America want drugs legalized so that they can destroy the intellect of what makes America exceptional to begin with.

Nobody is doing to the business community anything beneficial with the legalization of pot.  Nothing makes more of a human resource nightmare than the sudden belief that a bunch of workers can go outside on break and smoke dope because they believe it’s legal in Ohio to do so, and return to the job site stoned and impaired.  Even though alcohol is legal, people can’t show up for work drunk or drink in an intoxicated state on the job.  But the pot sticks around even longer.  I travel a lot, and in states such as Colorado, where pot has been legalized, the degradation of the state economy is evident at just a casual glance.  A state that values impaired thinking over productive output is asking for trouble, and that is precisely what legalizing marijuana gives you.  It will hurt Ohio much more than it will help put more money into the pockets of politicians to waste on dumb projects at the expense of intellect.  More vape shops to promote a degraded state of social value will push away more business than it brings in through the newly created pot business.  The ultimate consumer is numbing their mind and body in ways that make them less than they could be, and that is never a good policy.  It’s not like I didn’t have options to try pot.  I decided a long time ago, based on extensive experience, that I could tell stories about for days and days without pause, my history with pot and my decision never to consume it and to push people who did out of my life, sometimes very violently, that I would never consume marijuana.  I’m a very hard no on Issue 2.  I consider legalization an attack by hostile forces on the American dream, and regardless of what a loser percentage votes in favor of, I will never be a supporter and will always speak against it.  So far, it’s not too late, but I’m prepared for that next stage with increased vigor.  I’m not just “vote no” on marijuana legalization and have strong opinions about its social use.  This attack only inspires me to be a much more vocal critic of it.  And if the odds against that opposition is a trillion to one, that’s fine with me.  A trillion brain-dead, pot-smoke-infested fools is no match for an unrestrained intellect.

Rich Hoffman