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Permalink Reply by Kosak Grabovsky on August 28, 2012 at 5:14am

Just goes to show, if we legalized, heavily taxed, and regulated pot(as we do tobacco), teen smoking would go down. Along with laws outlawing selling tobacco to minors, every place that heavily taxes cigarettes has seen a decrease in teen smoking, more than any other measure. If we do the same with pot(heavily tax it) teen would have a much harder time smoking it, since they dont have a lot of money. I know i would have never been able to afford pot back in high school.

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on August 28, 2012 at 5:37pm

yeah I think so too Kosak

Permalink Reply by Alan Perlman on August 28, 2012 at 11:51am

I agree with Kosak.  Pot can be taxed and controlled.  In all my years as an advocate, I have always opposed marijuana use by minors. 

BTW, I'm even more worried about all the sugar they consume and all the time they spend sitting in front of their screens (sitting is very bad for you, I just found out).  We're looking at a generation of obese, arthritic diabetics. 

Permalink Reply by Tammy S on August 28, 2012 at 12:30pm

I would think that smoking 'anything' including marijuana, would damage the brain in youth due to oxygen deprivation...  am I incorrect in this assumption that smoking causes a loss of oxygen in the blood and thus the brain?  This seems an attempt to further demonize a useful, medicinal herb in the court of public opinion.  I really take issue with the 'dependency' language...  I agree with you Kosak with regard to legalization and I would like to add, that if you legalize and tax, you remove it's societal taboo and thus lessen it's usage by minors.

Alan, I'd say you're more on track there with a much more pressing adolescent health issue.