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The available evidence indicates that the best way of keeping a drug away from young people is to legalize it for adults - which gives its sellers an economic incentive to confine their sales to adults, namely the risk of losing their legal adult market.

No. The actual evidence shows that states like CO that legalize pot have high school students showing up to school under the infuence in greater numbers. The "legal" Drug cartels have made QUITE the propaganda campaign with fake studies supporting legalization. But schools have to help keep the truth quiet so many have policies which state that students will not be arrested or sent home for arriving to school high. School resource officers and some brave school counselors are sounding the alarm, but the "legalize pot" drug cartels have the money and power to silence objections...for now.

FOrtunately, PResident Trump has created some policy documents which will make it harder for states to legitimize dealing pot. I think it had something to do with federal funding. Don't have the link right now but it was very encouraging.

The actual evidence shows that states like CO that legalize pot have high school students showing up to school under the infuence in greater numbers.

Link?

FOrtunately, PResident Trump has created some policy documents which will make it harder for states to legitimize dealing pot.

I'll believe it when I see it. He's consistently been states-rights on this issue.

FOrtunately, PResident Trump has created some policy documents which will make it harder for states to legitimize dealing pot. I think it had something to do with federal funding.

You're probably thinking of the budget rider that has since 2014 prevented the use of DoJ funds for going after medical marijuana in states that allow it. Trump's latest budget proposal omits that rider - but so did his previous two budget proposals, and Congress re-inserted the rider.

IMO that omission is the DoJ Deep State trying to protect its historical prerogatives.

“Past 30 day marijuana use among Colorado high school students has remained stable from 2005 through 2017.” - https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/marijuanahealthinfo/HKCS-data

Ball’s in your court.

"Data from the Colorado Department of Education show that that drug suspension rates increased from 391 (per 100,000 registered students) in the 2008‐09 school year to 551 in 2010‐11. The drug suspension rate fluctuated somewhat since then and was 507 in the 2017‐18 school year. The drug expulsion rate was 65 (per 100,000 registered students) in the 2008‐09 school year, increasing to 91 in 2010‐11, and then decreasing to 38 by 2017‐18. " - https://cdpsdocs.state.co.us/ors/docs/reports/2018-SB13-283_Rpt.pdf