Maybe instead of "recreational use" we use "adult use" in advocating for legalizing cannabis

[NightWatcher]

I was listening to a conversation about legalizing cannabis and they used "adult use" instead of "recreational use" on ballots about legalizing marijuana. Recreational sounds like playground and implies that kids will get it.

I know it's just different words, but it is about getting support in ballot initiatives and public opinion.

Oh, and no I'm not high right now.

[Aristus]

1. Branding is everything.

You've probably noticed the NRA's stance.

"Defend your home like the red-blooded, muscular, desirable, patriotic American he-man that you are!" sells a lot more guns than "Take out an entire schoolyard full of children with one twitch of your finger."

[stonecutter357]

2. K&R!

[B Calm]

3. That makes more sense!

[ghostsinthemachine]

4. Yep. And never use "marijuana"

Two things that change the narrative.
Recreation use sounds like you are going smoking or something.
Marijuana was a word coined for racist reason by William R Hearst.

[beltanefauve]

6. True

The word "cannabis " is all-encompassing ,describes the whole plant, and treats the plant as medicine.

Hearst thought that cannabis crops would interfere with his timber interests. He owned hundreds of newspapers, and orchestrated a propaganda campaign featuring black and brown men committing acts of violence and lawlessness. He took the Mexican folk name, meaning Mary Jane, and called it marihuana.

[immoderate]

5. Recreational alcoholics might disagree.

"Adult use" does sound somewhat dirty, no?

--imm