“We don’t need more things to make us stupid. To legalize it is just encouraging more people to do it. I mean, if you’re stoned, you’re basically drunk. We want our kids like that? But I don’t think we should throw people in jail, either.”

— YellowBird Home-Style Chicken owner Brian Martell, 61, of West Roxbury

“It’s something that people do on a regular basis anyway, and if it’s regulated and you can get tax money out of it, I am absolutely fine with that. I think I would be more concerned with drunk driving than stoned driving. It’s not something that I have ever even heard of it being a problem.”

— Saleswoman Lorraine Reynolds, 42, of Boston

“It’s really important that the funds from marijuana goes to an important cause, like health care, or school system, to make sure the money isn’t being wasted in bureaucratic offices. I think it’s very important that this money is put to good use. Massachusetts could use it.”

— Pharmaceutical attorney Meghan Sciocchetti, 30, of South Boston

“We live in a condo, so that also honestly concerns me … when you’re in a city-living environment, you just smell it in your home. Even if you’re not a smoker, you have to live with it.”

— Hotel employee Barbara Bruno, 50, of Boston

“I just think that money drives a lot of decisions and my guess is that this probably got voted in for tax revenue purposes. And we may look back and regret that we made that decision, because I think it is going to bring on many more problems, because it is an addictive gateway drug.”

— Retiree Rob Warner, 63, of Marblehead

“It’s a bad idea. There’s going to be more crashes. And it can lead to other addictions.”

— Retired trucker Charles Smith, 65, of West Roxbury

“It’s going to lower the number of people in jail, and if they have kids, that’s a good thing. It’s already on the streets. People are already smoking it. With more regulation and information on how police handle it, we can address it rather than ignore it.”

— Artist Jeff “Cheez” Pierribia, 30, of West Roxbury

“Maybe it’s because I’m a baby boomer. It’s not such a big deal. I don’t think it’s going to cause all the horrors we’re hearing about. I don’t think people are going to crash into buildings and cars. … Most people who are smoking are not the type of people walking around in the middle of the street smoking it.”

— Retired Department of Mental Health cop Sal Giarratani, 68, of East Boston

“More impaired drivers. More younger kids doing it not knowing any better. You got younger generations who know nothing about it, and they’re going to feel like it’s OK because it’s legal now. … 20 years ago, what was the THC levels? What are they now? They are a lot stronger now.”

— Contractor Joe Talluto, 43, of East Boston