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I'm not saying the war on drugs has been successful by any means.

But legalization has also been a really disappointing flop. After marijuana was legalized in my state, it has been really disturbing to see usage skyrocket among middle and high schoolers. A lot of people apparently derive their standards of morality from the legal system.



Nor arguing and I do appreciate your perspective but that’s so odd: vodka is legal and middle and high schoolers shouldn’t be getting into that either.


Yeah if they legalised cannabis use for teenagers that's a failure of how it was regulated - not of the act of legalising it.


Has actual use increased or is it now just more visible to you?




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