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Old 05-13-2016, 01:00 PM   #1129
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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck View Post
So hypothetically then, based on your numbers Woob.

Assume a controlled population of 10,000,000 (arbitrary number) regular teenagers.

7/1000 = .007 * 10MM = 70,000 people with a chance to manifest normally.

42/1000 = 0.042 * 10MM = 420,000 people with a chance to manifest using marijuana heavily.

This article discusses some of the costs and burdens placed on society in Canada of mental health issues:

http://strategy.mentalhealthcommissi...estment-en.pdf

There looks to be a few different numbers thrown around in that study of the various costs, but lets use a conservative estimate of $150,000 of incremental lifetime costs to the medical system.

Keep in mind this does not consider the additional burdens placed on families, friends, employers, etc.

420,000 - 70,000 = 350,000 incremental mental health issues experienced in the controlled population of 10,000,000.

350,000 * 150,000 = $52.5Bn in incremental costs.

Pretty interesting when $ values start to be assigned. Obviously this is very rudimentary, but the premise is valid.
Doesn't this assumes that usage increases among youth as a result of legalization? It's only incremental usage that you would need to factor in. And annecdotaly pot is easier to get them alcohol amount teens.

I think the bigger fear of legalization my be a movement of teens from pot to the next easily available substance as pot becomes as controlled as alcohol.
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