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Originally Posted by Mike F
It was sufficient enough to get published in an established peer reviewed journal.
And it did not conclude that marijuana is not addictive. It reported that the people studied, who were categorized as recreational users, were not addicted. Very different conclusions.
I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other about marijuana legalization, but I do know for sure that the argument that "there's lots of other harmful stuff legalized, so we should legalize this too even if it is harmful" will never sway me. It's the equivalent of "But all of my friends are doing it!!!"
Legalization of anything should be based on its own merits: Will legalization result in a net benefit or detriment to society? If marijuana legalization really does show significant tax revenue, decreases in organized crime, no significant increased in usage among children or impaired driving events, etc., in Colorado and Washington State, I'll be all for it even though I may never use it. If the opposite results come in, then I won't support it.
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I can agree with that. My opinion is that the war on drugs has done nothing to curb the use of pot. I'm in my 50's and pot was incredibly easy to get from when I was 15. I don't think that has changed and, in my opinion, I don't see how legalizing it would change that.
Kids are going to smoke weed whether it`s legal or not. I`m going to smoke weed whether I can buy it in a store or not. Why not regulate it.