Marijuana users should not receive financial assistance

Marijuana is illegal. Try and look at it any way you’d like, until the government changes its laws, it is not permitted, period. Question 35 of the FASFA is in no way impeding on anyone’s rights, not even minorities. Richard Davidson fights against question 35 because he is an advocate for marijuana. The question applies to any illicit drug, not just marijuana.

People like myself are concerned about these felons who did something illegal and now are taking money from the taxpayers. No matter what restraints you try, if a drug addict has money they will spend it where they want. It doesn’t matter if they got it by loan from the government, most of them would steal money from their own family if they had the chance.

Being very understanding about second chances, I agree that people should be helped when they are wrong. But the second chance should be in rehabilitation, not awarding money for personal use. If people are dumb enough to do illegal drugs, they don’t deserve financial aid. Everyone went through high school, not all of us made a mistake like Mr. Davidson assumes. Once again, Marijuana is illegal and if convicted it is a felony. Almost no person can apply for even a mediocre job with a felony in his or her record, why should they be given money with unconditional ways to spend it, when all they are, are criminals.