I do not believe there would be a big shift. Do you really think the majority of people who smoke pot do it cuz it’s illegal? That might be a good synopsis as to why people try it, but IMO I think that theory comes up short when discussing someone who has smoked it for a significant period of time. Look at some of the surveys. In the 70’s around 42% of teenagers admitted trying it in High school out of them about 50% continued o smoke it regularly. As a comparison today about 47% claim to have smoked it and about 50% of them continued to smoke it regularly.
People do not just get up in the morning and say what can I do to my body today simply for the fact it is illegal.
People, especially those with addictive personalities do however look for a buzz they like, especially after experimenting with alcohol and tobacco! Still the #1 & #2 stepping stone drugs for decades now!
According to most government studies teenagers are abusing pharmaceuticals at the largest rate these days than anything else. This is their experimental stage, and just like their parents before them and their parents before them they will experiment with whatever is available and obtainable. Some will stick with it most who try it will not do it regularly just for the fact it is illegal? Where is the proof to this?
Also if these drug dealers were like toy companies researching and experimenting for the next top seller next year, why have they not tried to extract the THC and place it in a powder, pill, or liquid form so it would be much easier to transport, carry, and be most beneficial to the user?
It’s simply not profitable enough to do so! They have a regular clientele, a specific number of the population they can depend on so to speak!
The most profitable thing about pot is the payola obtained by government officials who are responsible for keeping it illegal. Several industries will and do pay regularly to insure it stays illegal. Most police forces and police unions overwhelmingly would like to see it legalized or at least decriminalized so they could spend more of their time going after real criminals.
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