Are There Any Good Reasons For Bar Owners Not To Support Marijuana Legalization?

[votesparks]

While the alcohol industry fights against the legalization of marijuana, are there really any good reasons from the perspective of a bar owner, to not support the marijuana legalization movement?

[BlueToTheBone]

1. People would drink a lot less. n/t

[votesparks]

2. I don't know

I think that the binge drinkers will continue where they are, but it will open up new opportunities. Owners could make new revenue from brownies and other green stuff.

[BlueToTheBone]

3. That's an angle I didn't think about

and wouldn't that be fun...eating brownies and watching the band!

[Lenomsky]

5. You cannot smoke in Pubs/Bars ..

ok there are exceptions to the rule .. so those that smoke Mary Jane would do so at home as many do.

I drink I enjoy alcohol and I enjoy a smoke of the reefer it doesn't impact alcohol sales in my opinion.

My local bar allows all smokers to do so out the back and we have a motor cycle club that spend much of their time out back *nudge* but they still buy a few pints.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. The violence level would drop.

[Lenomsky]

6. True that :)

[KurtNYC]

7. It is a whole different business

Alcohol is an addictive substance which has a narcotic effect in quantity. Lethal dose is between $20 and $50 worth.

MJ is a non addictive substance with no known lethal dose.

Why would a bar owner want to compete with MJ?