• JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Do you really disagree that it reduces the amount of young people consuming those substances?

    • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Yes, For example, youth cannabis use halved in Canada after legalization. Also, when I was in HS, people were smoking even though it’s illegal under the age of 18. People would just buy cigarettes from reserves and sell them to each other. If made illegal, people will just find other means to get it.

      Prohibition doesn’t work but better education does.