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Not as well as it could be but certainly better than doing nothing at all. It does create a barrier that otherwise doesn't exist and that barrier does reduce un
by TimPC 3y ago
Not as well as it could be but certainly better than doing nothing at all. It does create a barrier that otherwise doesn't exist and that barrier does reduce underage drinking and smoking compared to what it otherwise would be even if it doesn't zero it the way we'd ideally hope it would.
- scarface_74 3y agoI can’t say how easy it is for an underage person to get cigarettes. But I do know how easy it is for them to get weed. I can’t imagine any teenager who wants to smoke or drink being stymied by the law Do you also think governments forcing schools to teach abstinence is diminishing kids from having sex?
- TimPC 3y agoTeaching abstinence doesn't create an actual barrier/obstacle to sex so it's not a fair comparison. I think abstinence only education is stupid and we should teach what's needed to prevent pregnancy rather than doing some sort of moral grandstanding that ruins lives.
- scarface_74 3y agoWeed is still illegal in my state. I have never known anyone who struggled to get weed who wanted it at any age.
- TimPC 3y agoIronically, it would probably be harder for minors to get weed if weed were legal. The fact that it's already illegal leads to people not caring if they sell to minors. They don't give drug dealers additional time in jail for selling to minors for example. If weed were legal for 18+ and you had a strong ID requirement for sale it would be harder for minors to get weed. You have a far smaller illegal market when you have a regulated legal market.
- scarface_74 3y agoIs that really true though? https://www.kunc.org/news/2019-08-14/seven-years-after-legalization-colorado-battles-an-illegal-marijuana-market https://www.kunc.org/news/2019-08-14/seven-years-after-legal...