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To: Mr. Blonde
It is impossible to say how much alcohol consumption was effected by prohibition. Obviously normal measuring methods were not around, Al Capone wasn’t paying taxes on what he sold. If you use cirrhosis deaths as a proxy, prohibition decreased alcohol consumption by between 10-20%. Obviously not a perfect measuring stick. For what its worth, despite being legal, alcohol consumption has been going down since the 80’s.

Google it. You'll see the truth. Alcohol consumption went down dramatically during prohibition and increased after prohibition. According to Encarta, per capita consumption rose from 1.2 gallons in 1935 to 2.7 gallons in 1975.

Now why would you not expect the same thing to happen with pot?

Show me your statistics on Amsterdam.

315 posted on 03/01/2009 6:21:37 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: DouglasKC
Here you go.

I did google it.

And since you are so sure that only liberals can support legalization, tell me what you think of this well known liberal's take on it.
317 posted on 03/01/2009 6:30:49 PM PST by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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