re: The Atlantic: weed legalization didn’t deliver on its promises. In fact, it made it worse

The increase in opioids has nothing to do with weed.

The increase in opioids is the direct result of…wait for it…




















THE INCREASE IN THE SUPPLY OF OPIODS

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i gave up cocaine and all the good stuff almost 20 years ago,

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I get offered it now again but I don’t trust anything out there these days.

My life is pretty ok and I’d like to keep it that way.

Since you didn’t post the article. All I can read is the legalization has increased consumption.

Well no shite Sherlock.

But to weed is a gateway,

They didn't legalize it because that was the best policy they legalized it because policing it was just too difficult. It was essentially just giving up on a problem.