[robertpaulsen]

"Which weakens your claim that they accept legal 'legitimization.'"

No it doesn't. Isn't it possible they use different arguments?

They must, since it is a fact that teens use legal alcohol 2:1 over illegal marijuana.

[MrLeRoy]

Which weakens your claim that they accept legal 'legitimization.'

Isn't it possible they use different arguments?

Sure---but you now have to complicate your theory to account for the facts, and thereby make it less Occam-compliant.

They must

Wrong---it is not proven that teen preference for alcohol over pot has anything to do with legality.