The spike has always happened. It even happened in Amsterdam when they legalized marijuana. But in short order, not only does number of users return to the typical, pre-legalization levels, but it was noted, those who use it use *less* of it.
The very best selling point of anti-marijuana use is, oddly enough, to tell children that truthfully it probably won’t hurt them, but what it will do is make them so dull and unmotivated that life will no longer be fun, but just monotonous. A loser’s life.
While it is laughing and cheery, and somewhat NSFW, a supposedly pro-drug song by a guy named “Afroman”, probably persuaded more marijuana users to stop smoking marijuana than every anti-drug ad ever created by the government. It really penetrated and made sense to them.
Again, somewhat NSFW.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYsTmIzjkw
I’d be interested to know how you know that song “...probably persuaded more marijuana users to stop smoking marijuana than every anti-drug ad ever created by the government. “