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Originally Posted by calculoso
I am very much hoping that legalizing it will actually reduce the amount it gets into children's hands, but I very much doubt it.
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I'm not sure about the "amount" (as in metric weight) but post-legalization stats in Colorado show little change in the rate of youth consumption. A slight decrease actually but that was more in line with recent trends and may be unrelated.
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Originally Posted by calculoso
Legalizing it will hopefully raise the price just enough so that its availability decreases... but I think that is a pipe dream...
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Price will probably stay the same or go down. If you increase the price then you maintain the criminal element since blackmarketeers will still have significant profit avenues. Basically you want to set it at a price point where smuggling isn't profitable enough to offset risk.
Still safer for kids since their point of contact on marijuana sales won't likely be the street-level distribution network of an organized crime sydicate. And safer for everyone since police resources can be reallocated towards curbing more dangerous activities.