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Originally posted by Dottore
This is not borne out by any statistics. If you want it you will get it - whether it is illegal or not. And just because it's legal doesn't increase demand. There have been many studies on this, and the results are very, very clear. Legalization will not increase use.
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Exactly. The folks prone to abuse are already on the radar as alcoholics. Legalizing any other substance will not increase those numbers one little bit. That is a false premise, reasonable sounding at first glance, that has been perpetuated by the "drug warriors".
The other thing to keep in mind is that there are just as many folks making a fortune off of fighting this "war" as there are selling the drugs. It is in those folks' best interest to keep them illegal. Business is good right now.