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I'd think the act of legalizing it alone would lower underage usage.
Back door dealer doesn't care if you're 15 or 50. Bartender/convenience store owner/whoever is licensed to sell is legally obliged to check ID.
The idea that legalizing marijuana will cause underage usage to increase presupposes that illegal marijuana isn't readily available to minors. I believe that's a flawed assumption.
And I've never met an armed pot dealer, although that might be related to living in Canada, where Guns Are Bad.
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I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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