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That argument doesn't sound well founded. The booming marijuana industry and its popularity among previously non-pot smokers should've been your first clue.

vangelis 7y ago
Anecdotal, but I've found more people are simply willing to admit they smoked pot now that marijuana looks to be legal. People simply lied about it.
arcticbull 7y ago
(1) Marijuana is not nearly as bad for you as tobacco or alcohol, whereas I think we all agree hard drugs are worse. This study from a few years back should put things into perspective [1]. I think it's disingenuous to compare a drug that's objectively safe to one that's broadly recognized as objectively harmful. (2) As of October 2018 (shortly before legalization) 47% of all Canadians have tried pot. [2] Now that it's legal, people are just more willing to fess up to it. Again, it's nothing they couldn't get before if they'd wanted it. Further [3] shows that the percentage of people smoking pot in Canada did not in fact increase after legalization. [1] https://www.vox.com/2015/2/24/8094759/alcohol-marijuana https://www.vox.com/2015/2/24/8094759/alcohol-marijuana [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/587689/marijuana-consumption-canada/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/587689/marijuana-consump... [3] https://www.countable.us/articles/21403-statistics-show-canadian-weed-smoking-increased-post-legalization https://www.countable.us/articles/21403-statistics-show-cana...
- arcticbull 7y ago
  From Statistics Canada: "For example, the vast majority (98%) of those who have never consumed cannabis indicated that they would not use in the next three months. In contrast, most daily or almost daily (93%) and weekly (84%) users thought they would continue to use in the next few months at the same frequency." [1] [1] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190207/dq190207b-eng.htm?HPA=1 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190207/dq190...
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vangelis 7y ago

Anecdotal, but I've found more people are simply willing to admit they smoked pot now that marijuana looks to be legal. People simply lied about it.

arcticbull 7y ago

(1) Marijuana is not nearly as bad for you as tobacco or alcohol, whereas I think we all agree hard drugs are worse. This study from a few years back should put things into perspective [1]. I think it's disingenuous to compare a drug that's objectively safe to one that's broadly recognized as objectively harmful. (2) As of October 2018 (shortly before legalization) 47% of all Canadians have tried pot. [2] Now that it's legal, people are just more willing to fess up to it. Again, it's nothing they couldn't get before if they'd wanted it. Further [3] shows that the percentage of people smoking pot in Canada did not in fact increase after legalization. [1] https://www.vox.com/2015/2/24/8094759/alcohol-marijuana https://www.vox.com/2015/2/24/8094759/alcohol-marijuana [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/587689/marijuana-consumption-canada/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/587689/marijuana-consump... [3] https://www.countable.us/articles/21403-statistics-show-canadian-weed-smoking-increased-post-legalization https://www.countable.us/articles/21403-statistics-show-cana...

arcticbull 7y ago
From Statistics Canada: "For example, the vast majority (98%) of those who have never consumed cannabis indicated that they would not use in the next three months. In contrast, most daily or almost daily (93%) and weekly (84%) users thought they would continue to use in the next few months at the same frequency." [1] [1] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190207/dq190207b-eng.htm?HPA=1 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190207/dq190...

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