[Ol' Sparky]

Legalizing marijuana will not increase it's use.

That is one dumbest comments I have read here. The law deters acts. The tougher the law, the more deterrent.

Countries and states that have decriminalized pot have seen dramatic increase in its usage:

http://www.sarnia.com/GROUPS/ANTIDRUG/argument/myths.html

Dr. K. F. Gunning, president of the Dutch National Committee on Drug Prevention, cites some revealing statistics about drug abuse and crime. Cannabis use among students increased 250 percent from 1984 to 1992.

Decriminalizing marijuana in Alaska and Oregon in the 1970s resulted in the doubling of use.

California decriminalized marijuana in 1976, and, within the first six months, arrests for driving under the influence of drugs rose 46 percent for adults and 71.4 percent for juveniles.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

That is one dumbest comments I have read here. The law deters acts.

Some laws deter acts. Others are routinely ignored, until they are repealed. California decriminalized marijuana possession in 1975 precisely because skyrocketing usage had made the existing marijuana laws unenforceable. I'll refrain from resorting to your name-calling, but using such examples to try to support your argument isn't exactly bright. Marijuana usage rose rapidly throughout the West during the '70s and '80s regardless of levels of enforcement.

California decriminalized marijuana in 1976, and, within the first six months, arrests for driving under the influence of drugs rose 46 percent for adults and 71.4 percent for juveniles.

Driving under the influence of "drugs"? What percentage of these arrests involved marijuana? What happened in the next six months?