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18%* of the nation, so not quite the blanket generalization that your judgemental approach would like it to be. Edit: And that number even includes people who
by jjulius 4y ago
18%* of the nation, so not quite the blanket generalization that your judgemental approach would like it to be.
Edit: And that number even includes people who have used it "at least once", so the number of regular/habitual users would be lower than that.
https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/data-statistics.htm https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/data-statistics.htm
- rayiner 4y agoIt will 100% go up over time. An important (perhaps the most important) part of law is signaling social norms. We don’t make it illegal to steal because we think we can enforce every little instance of shoplifting. We do it so we can clearly signal that it’s “bad.” Those signals keep the normal people on the moral path. When you remove that signal, you’ll normalize it and usage will go up.
- jjulius 4y agoUsage will increase, but it's laughable that people think this will turn us into a nation of locust eaters.
- rayiner 4y agoWhy is it laughable?
- jjulius 4y agoBecause it won't. And even if that's what we become, it will hardly be the only, or the defining, reason. One could also blame being glued to social media, or glued to anything tech, for entertainment, which much of HN's userbase has contributed to in some way. But cannabis itself turning us into a nation of locust eaters? Laughable.