Marijuana is becoming more mainstream: more than 20 states have legalized it in some form, and several others are mulling relaxing their pot laws. Many public-health experts speculate that if marijuana becomes a substitute for alcohol, this shift may have a positive overall influence on the health of American adults. But many of these same experts worry that the blaze of decriminalization will harm young people, who suffer disproportionately from pot’s ill effects. Is there a way to let adults toke while keeping marijuana out of the hands of high-schoolers?

cgod:

This is one of the most naive things I've seen in a while.

Growing up we could always get marijuana (and a few other things). The people who sold it were already operation outside of the law, they were fine with selling to kids.

Alcohol was much harder to get. We had to twist the arm of a friend older sibling or coworker to convince them to hook us up or steal from our parents. These people weren't depending on the income from booze sales to make their rent, it was a hassle for them where as the weed dealer was just doing what they were doing all the time.

Legalize weed and even if the price comes down a bit there will still be less people working to actively get it into young peoples hands.

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