[Servant of the 9]

Let's get the price down, so people don't have to trade up to the hard stuff.

Marijuana is a different high than Meth or Heroin.

Yes, and they are very different from each other.

My point was that when enforcement inverts the price vs. power relationship it begins to do much more harm than good by driving people to cheaper but more addictive drugs.

So9

[AppyPappy]

I'm sure he can buy cheaper marijuana if he wanted. You can still get a single high for $5 which is what a rock will give you.

[TKDietz]

Do you really think drugs like meth, coke, and heroin are cheaper than pot? Personally, I doubt many people even in New York City are actually paying anywhere close to $600 an ounce. People with more money than sense might pay that, but my guess is that most who smoke pot there pay considerably less, and even if some are paying $600 an ounce, I doubt very seriously that they are spending more on their pot habit than they would on a meth, coke, or heroin habit. At $600 an ounce, it better be one or two hit stuff or not even idiots with more money than sense would by it. Most people paying that much probably have good jobs and they smoke a couple of hits in the evenings. Even at $600 an ounce a hit or two would only cost somewhere around $2 to $5. That's still cheaper than having a couple of cocktails in a bar. People paying maybe $60 or $80 an ounce for pretty strong Mexican like they do around here for the most part are only paying pennies for a buzz, less than they would from a buzz from "Old Milwaukee" bought by the case.