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To: ConservingFreedom
It appears that the most effective way to reduce access to marijuana by young people is harnessing the power of the market by legalizing for adults

Repeating your speculation over and over won't make it true. The problem with MJ is kids don't take it seriously (as a drug) because many dumb adults do not, starting with the MJ legalizers and working down to the recreational smokers in states where it is illegal. Here in Virginia many irresponsible adults flaunt the law. A number of kids buy fairly potent seeds online and grow it themselves. I don't know the percentage but it is enough to supply some of the rest of the kids.

When they smoke kids become much less motivated to do anything, but also can be a lot more volatile. While it appears that stoners laugh easily at a lot of non-funny things, they also can be prone to quick irrational anger. Suffice to say I would much rather deal with a couple of drunk kids than stoners. Drunks, even angry ones, are more predictable and less of a threat.

104 posted on 09/27/2014 6:13:04 PM PDT by palmer (This comment is not approved or cleared by FDA)
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To: palmer
[underlined was omitted by palmer:] Young people report that they can get pot (which is illegal for all, except in a few states) more easily than beer or cigarettes (which are legal for adults). It appears that the most effective way to reduce access to marijuana by young people is harnessing the power of the market by legalizing for adults

Repeating your speculation over and over won't make it true. The problem with MJ is kids don't take it seriously (as a drug) because many dumb adults do not, starting with the MJ legalizers and working down to the recreational smokers in states where it is illegal. Here in Virginia many irresponsible adults flaunt the law. A number of kids buy fairly potent seeds online and grow it themselves. I don't know the percentage but it is enough to supply some of the rest of the kids.

Nothing you posted contradicts the fact I posted and you omitted from your reply.

108 posted on 09/27/2014 6:26:58 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: palmer

The only thing predictable about pot smokers is they giggle a lot and then fall asleep. Irrational anger yea right, that is people intoxicated on alcohol. So you are for prohibiting alcohol again right?


120 posted on 09/28/2014 8:52:54 AM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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