So... it isn't creating homeless substance abusers, it is merely attracting them... which means that the numbers for every other location are dwindling. Yet another benefit of legal pot.
Further, if they are switching from harder drugs to pot, because it is legal, this is a truly massive benefit in the War on Drugs. Yet another benefit of legal pot.
And the source cited in the article by the social conservative outlet with a pre-formed opinion to justify?? Yeah... it’s an EDITORIAL. Not an analysis of crime reports, not a set of statistics, not a long-term study... no, it is an OPINION piece. Pathetic.
Where ever mj is legalized, other drug use goes up. OR is getting ruined now. Huge increase in meth and heroin along with increased mj dopers, and of course homelessness, crime, and so on and so forth.
It’s a lie that people switch from other drugs to mj if mj is legalized. It just means a positive drug culture - wheeee it’s all good! more drug use. Oh, and more prostitution, too.
In general, nobody switches from harder drugs to MJ.
I believe it's doing both.