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"Once again, claims that regulating marijuana would leave Colorado in ruins have proven to be unfounded," says Mason Tvert of the Marijuana Policy Project, who was a leader of Colorado's legalization campaign. "How many times do marijuana prohibition supporters need to be proven wrong before they stop declaring our marijuana laws are increasing teen use? They were wrong when they said regulating medical marijuana would do it, and they were wrong when they doubled down and said making marijuana legal for adults would do it."
Once again, the prohibitionists are proven conclusively wrong. This is just too fun, as legalization takes hold and continues to establish itself, the sky refuses to fall per the predictions of prohibitionists.
Now the question remains, do any of them have the intellectual fortitude to admit they were wrong?
Despite Legalization, Colorado Teenagers Stubbornly Refuse to Smoke More Pot
Now the question remains, do any of them have the intellectual fortitude to admit they were wrong?
But the fact remains, Colorado teens smoke pot. Personally, I think that no one under the age of 21 should be smoking pot, smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol. Sure they are going to sneak it, but the practice should not be condoned.
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs. And since the young adult brain doesn't fully finish developing until the age of 25, their substance abuse should be kept to a minimum while they are young.
I doubt it, I don't think they care. Once FL and TX legalize it we should see more change at the national level.
How are the efforts going in those states? Just curious... I know Oregon and Alaska are commonly considered next in line. I figure once it goes to over 5-6 states legalizing, they will have to at the least, de-schedule it at the federal level, leaving it up to the states.
When that happens, I bet you see a majority of states move to legalization very rapidly.
But the fact remains, Colorado teens smoke pot. Personally, I think that no one under the age of 21 should be smoking pot, smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol. Sure they are going to sneak it, but the practice should not be condoned.
Derp. Who said anything about condoning it?
Are you implying that they don't do it in other states? Lets see about that:
Smoking anything is bad for the lungs. And since the young adult brain doesn't fully finish developing until the age of 25, their substance abuse should be kept to a minimum while they are young.
Not what this thread is about, it is about the rediculous claim that legalzation leads to more teen use. Statistics says otherwise, period.
I wouldn't advise teens to inhale burning plant material, but that is NOT what the thread is about.
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So count me unimpressed by your thread.
Count me as unimpressed by your post that completely ignores the issue the thread is centered around, which is whether or not legalization leads to more teen use...
(In fact, if you don't want teens smoking... and teen usage has dropped since legalization, you must be for legalization, right?)
How are the efforts going in those states? Just curious... I know Oregon and Alaska are commonly considered next in line. I figure once it goes to over 5-6 states legalizing, they will have to at the least, de-schedule it at the federal level, leaving it up to the states.
When that happens, I bet you see a majority of states move to legalization very rapidly.
I don't know about TX, but FL is in the works now. They legalized low THC strains two months ago and have a more expansive law on the ballot for November. I do know that Perry said something about decriminalizing and letting states decide, but he is stepping down.
Once again, the prohibitionists are proven conclusively wrong. This is just too fun, as legalization takes hold and continues to establish itself, the sky refuses to fall per the predictions of prohibitionists.
Now the question remains, do any of them have the intellectual fortitude to admit they were wrong?
Once again, the prohibitionists are proven conclusively wrong. This is just too fun, as legalization takes hold and continues to establish itself, the sky refuses to fall per the predictions of prohibitionists.
Now the question remains, do any of them have the intellectual fortitude to admit they were wrong?
Do you think the Prohibition of the early 1900s was a success?
I'm failing to see the failure in the legalization of marijuana argument.
Not only is pot less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, it may even have health benefits. Studies suggest that it can boost creativity, reduce stress (I think even those against it's legalization are aware of this one), and may even stop cancer growth. Tobacco is a carcinogen and it's legal, yet a natural method to slow the spread of cancer is illegal simply because we're too proud to admit we were wrong in claiming it as a dangerous drug? How pathetic this country truly is.
I think it's worth noting that often countries with few or not drug laws have less of a drug problem.
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