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If someone would show me studies that pretty definitively showed a net benefit to society if pot were legalized, I'd been fine with it. Just like

Posted by TWuG Feb 4 '09, 14:19

with cigarettes, I'd choose not to partake.

I'm fairly certain such studies don't exist.

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regulate it hardcore and tax the f**k out of it -- nm - Jovian Feb 4, 14:40
I wish I knew some cops or ER staff to ask. - Dr.Vermin Feb 4, 14:21 6
- Increased use would lead to a reduction of none of those. -- nm - TWuG Feb 4, 14:24 5
  - I've never been around a pot smoker who got aggressive and hurt people. On the other hand, I've been around plenty of drunks who were loud, obnoxious, - Trish Feb 4, 14:57
  - Yes it would. - Dr.Vermin Feb 4, 14:27
  - ... and lacing the water with Haldol wouldn't affect those stats either? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 14:25 2
    - The G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate that we added to the air processors. It was supposed to calm the population, weed out aggression. Well, it works. - TWuG Feb 4, 14:28 1
      - Yep, that's exactly what would happen if we legalized pot. The Pax would fix all our problems. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 14:29
numerous studies have shown that it would save hundreds of millions, perhaps billions - Reagen Feb 4, 14:21 1
- Last I read, the enforcement (including the incarceration costs of people in jail due to possession charges) puts the number in the tens of billions. - pmb Feb 4, 14:26
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- I'd be interested in reading it. Understand that 1 study won't be sufficient to convince me. -- nm - TWuG Feb 4, 14:21 5
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    - I'd argue the first. I haven't made the "Holland doesn't count" argument, you're confusing me with someone else. -- nm - TWuG Feb 4, 14:30 2
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        Also, the percentage of the population who "use" is only slightly highter than before decriminalization. It kinda works like booze. - Trish Feb 4, 14:51

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