NEW YORK TIMES: …Warnings voiced against partial legalization — of civic disorder, increased lawlessness and a drastic rise in other drug use — have proved unfounded.
Instead, research suggests both that marijuana has become an alcohol substitute for younger people here and in other states that have legalized medical marijuana, and that while driving under the influence of any intoxicant is dangerous, driving after smoking marijuana is less dangerous than after drinking alcohol.
Although marijuana is legal here only for medical use, it is widely available. There is no evidence that its use by teenagers has risen since the 1996 legalization, though it is an open question whether outright legalization would make the drug that much easier for young people to get, and thus contribute to increased use… (more)
EDITOR: The so called “War on drug”, more accurately named “War on people”, has caused even greater damage to the USA and other countries than our debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan. It has only succeeded in victimizing the young, creating the most prosperous industry the world has ever none, along with murderous cartels. We are proud to have devoted twenty-five years to exposing this scourge.
