[Know your rights]

You were .... suggesting something ("could change because") as a basic fact

Wrong; I suggested it as a possible alternative, not a fact ("basic" or otherwise).

In 1988, a survey indicated the Alaskan teen rate was double that of the lower 48. Today, after Alaska recriminalized, the teen rate is about the same.

The only way that does NOT mean that legalization for Alaskan adults had an impact on teen use is if teen use in the lower 48 DOUBLED from 1988 to the present to equal that of Alaska.

That follows only if Alaskan teen use remained steady. (Then there are the methodological problems that TKDietz has so ably explained.)

[robertpaulsen]

"Wrong; I suggested it as a possible alternative,"

Oh, I see. No basis in fact.

So, basically, you simply pulled that statement out of your a$$, posted it, and called it debate, huh?

This is what we, at FR, call "trolling", MrLeRoy -- people who post just to get a reaction from someone.

Now, either support the basis of your statement, "the ratio could change because of relatively increased use in the lower 48" or I report it as abuse. I told you before, I'm tired of your silly games.