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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Ages 10-13 included as I have personally experienced many children in that age range who do smoke.
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Really? How many? Can you count them on one hand? I don't think the number of kids smoking pot under 13 is statistically significant.
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Agess over 18 up to 24 included as that is actually the demographic most susceptible to developing mental health issues.
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Fair enough
% of the population range you chose, not the total population. (IE the graph of Colorado is youth users, which seems to float between 6-10%). I would bet money that more than 30% of adults smoke weed on a semi-regular basis (once a month or more). You're applying a percentage of 30 million people to less than a third of that.
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The pot industry will certainly generate more than $5Bn in taxes, and will do so quickly. That is not something I'm challenging. What I am pointing out is that the tax revenue comes with a societal cost.
As someone who has a generally socialist viewpoint, I would have thought you would be more understanding of that.
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I can see why you would think that, but I am of the opinion that the increased education and investment in mental health resources with, in time, reduce both the amount of youth who smoke (like it has for cigarettes) and the mental health issues triggered by it (because the kids who are vulnerable will be identified earlier).