[neefer]

If the price was so low that the black market didn't exist or was greatly reduced, it would be much harder for kids to get cannabis. I do share your concern about teenagers or children using the drug because the brain isn't fully developed until about age 22/23. People with schizophrenia should not use it either because it makes them violent - the opposite effect it has on others. If you really want to learn more (although I'm doubtful you want to take an objective look at the subject) I recommend reading a book called Weed the People. It's was written by a father of teenagers from Washington State. He took two years to fully investigate the cannabis industry in various states and details both the good and bad.

[little jeremiah]

I’ve done a fair amount of reading about mj, for a layman, and it harms the brains of anyone, permanently lowers IQ the longer and more frequently it is used, and of course harms young people even more. It’s not just bad for people who are already schizo, it causes temporary and sometimes permament mental illness.

People who smoke it rarely want to know the facts.

PS - I used to smoke it when the THC was feeble compared to what it is now, and it was a powerful drug even then.

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

If the price was so low that the black market didn't exist or was greatly reduced, it would be much harder for kids to get cannabis.

Well at such low prices it would be a lot easier for any lowlife to afford marijuana and re-sell it to kids for a profit.

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

If you really want to learn more

Watch Reefer Madness. Better yet, talk to some of your local pot smoking wastrels. A short (say, 2min) conversation should be enough for any sane person to establish that they don't want to become like them.

(although I'm doubtful you want to take an objective look at the subject) I recommend reading a book called Weed the People.

Yes, I need to research pot and potheads immediately. I have to put that molecular dynamics kinetic theory project on the side for now.

[gundog]

If the price was so low that the black market didn't exist or was greatly reduced, it would be much harder for kids to get cannabis. Ever heard of seeds? If kids liked spinach they'd be able to grow it for nothing. I could buy weed in homeroom during prohibition. I'm sure LSD is still available in nearly every high school in America.