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Originally Posted by HOOT
The understand the fear of that happening but it isn't realistic, people don't have this urge to smoke marijuana but don't because they are waiting for it to be legal. You either smoke it because you want to, or don't smoke it because you don't. I've never met a person afraid to toke because it was illegal, it always comes down to personal choice.
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I would likely smoke the occasional joint if it were legal. Mainly because I am not "cool" enough to find where to buy it anymore nor to I wish to associate with an actual drug dealer. So the only time I end up smoking are the occasional time where I end up around people who are doing it. Which hasn't happened recently.
So I would go from essentially zero use to a few times a year if it were made legal. But I would also likely drink less as the occasions to get high or drunk are the same.
So I think by making it legal you would see a rise in adult (30 plus) usage as I am sure there are people like me who think its too much hassle to get so I might as well just get beer instead. Though none of these people would become problem users if it was legalized.
I agree that among underage people use would not increase because of legalization and in fact it would likely drop as it would become more difficult to get. One negative side effect might be that kids choose a different illegal drug as a drug of choice because it is now harder to get pot.