Rudy Ruiz
business owner
“I’m not one for cannabis, but if it was to be done it needs to be regulated the same way that we regulate alcohol. If people want to have marijuana bars, I guess I’m OK with that, but I think it needs to have the same laws where you can get a DUI for driving under the influence of marijuana.”
A.J. Motley
retail/gamer
“Well, I do agree with Rudy, that you can’t walk around with a 40 so you can’t walk around with a joint. But I wouldn’t mind a designated smoking area, maybe have some scented stuff there to help them out. That stuff is pretty potent.”
Jose Torres
working man
“A little bit. I mean, it could help people relieve stress and reduce violence.”
Tony Uvalle
student
“They could treat it like beer; you can’t be drunk in public. Maybe it’s more a stay-at-your-house kind of thing. What they should do is just tax the hell out of it because that would make a lot of money instead of them being in debt all the time.”
This article appears in Dec 21-28, 2017.
