[robertpaulsen]

Go here and refer to Table 1 (all drugs) at the bottom (all ages). Use went from 14.1% in 1979 to 5.9% in 1993, and has remained relatively flat for the last 10 years.

Now, as a return favor, could you please support your statement, "In case you didn't notice it, this ban isn't working either."

[Know your rights]

Use went from 14.1% in 1979 to 5.9% in 1993, and has remained relatively flat for the last 10 years.

I note with interest that you neglected to mention the recent increase.

[green iguana]

Now, as a return favor, could you please support your statement, "In case you didn't notice it, this ban isn't working either."

I never did respond to this...

Right now I guarantee that I can go to any city in the US with a population of about 30,000 or more and by asking just a few questions (the first of which I'd feel perfectly comfortable asking a cop) I could find out where to go to safely buy just about any illicit drug I would want (not that I want any.) These drugs would be cheaper and stronger than they would have been back when your data starts.

I call that a failure, regardless of what your data shows. BTW, picking an extreme as an endpoint won't make you a friend of many statisticians.