04-15-2005, 04:48 PM
ShadowHM,Apr 15 2005, 12:23 PM Wrote:The only comparable case I can think of is Prohibition. Drinking did not go down then, did it? Did it increase when alcohol became legal again? Again, I don't think so.[right][snapback]74060[/snapback][/right]
Its not comparable enough in my opinion. Here we are talking about something that has been illegal for generations and making it legal. With prohibition we are talking about something that was legal and then made it illegal. It would seem to me that there is a higher occurrence of people who wouldn't try something because it was illegal but would try it once it was legal.
ShadowHM,Apr 15 2005, 12:23 PM Wrote:As to the marijuana in the Netherlands, anecdotal evidence suggests that the increase was related to tourist use, not resident use. If you find the study, I would like to read it. :)
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Unfortunately my google fu seems to be lacking today. I've e-mailed one of my buddies still in the Corps to see if he can dig it out of the training manuals. :)