[Marie2]

“Not to beat a dead horse, but only a small percentage of society even tries marijuana once, much less a daily smoker. So, it might actually be a good idea to temporarily legalize marijuana - that’s how it was in the past.”

Were it legalized, a far higher percentage would be smoking it. There are severe societal costs to such an outcome.

Keep it illegal keeps it marginalized. I think that is a very good thing.

[gdani]

Were it legalized, a far higher percentage would be smoking it.

Anyone who really wants to smoke pot already is.

The difference is all their money is exchanged underground instead of where the Govt can get at it.

[Ken H]

Were it legalized, a far higher percentage would be smoking it. There are severe societal costs to such an outcome.

Dutch drug policies do not increase marijuana use, first rigorous comparative study finds

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The study was funded by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Dutch Ministry of Health.

http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/03-04/05-03/drug_study.html