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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
Care to quote some studies on that? I recall some studies in the Netherlands which found the opposite to be true among local residents.
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No studies, just common sense. If availability and/or ease of procurement goes up, so will consumption.
In Alberta, Alcohol consumption went up after alcohol stores were privatized and there became one on every block instead of one in every quadrant of the city (exaggeration for effect).
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http://imgur.com/HNN1qWJ )
Red box added by me. Original graph Source:
http://www.aglc.ca/pdf/social_respon...l_Strategy.pdf
FIGURE 4: Trends in per capita alcohol consumption for Albertans and Canadians aged
15 and older, 1988 to 2005.3
1993: At the time of privatization, there were 208 retail liquor stores with 2,200 different products available.
1994: The last ALCB government run liquor store is closed on March 5.
Source:
http://aglc.ca/liquor/liquorhistoryandfacts.asp
Now, what happens when we increase the availability of Pot and whatnot through legalization? Naturally, some will decrease, as it is no longer the "Cool way to rebel against authority", but others will go to the liquor store and pick up a 6-pack of beer and a couple joints on a more regular basis.
I couldn't care less about what the documentary stated about OD rates (etc). This has nothing to do with what I'm saying.