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To: Know your rights
"90% of adult alcohol use [is responsible], yes.
Perhaps. I'll bet the figure was much lower during Prohibition."

I would guess the same. Which leads one to conclude that removing prohibition (criminalization) would increase the number of users, thereby forcing the hardcore abusers back into a minority.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it you who said that drug use wouldn't increase with legalization? That those who want to do drugs are doing them today? The mere legalization will not "cause" people to suddenly take up drugs?

378 posted on 02/04/2005 6:56:19 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
I would guess the same.

That's the bottom line for all of your speculations.

380 posted on 02/04/2005 7:04:04 AM PST by TigersEye (Intellectuals only exist if you think they do.)
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To: robertpaulsen
removing prohibition (criminalization) would increase the number of users,

Most likely.

thereby forcing the hardcore abusers back into a minority.

Not to mention that banning a substance encourages its users to use irresponsibly.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it you who said that drug use wouldn't increase with legalization?

You stand corrected; it wasn't me.

394 posted on 02/04/2005 8:28:36 AM PST by Know your rights (The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
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