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cgod · 3799 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why Marijuana Should Be Legal, and Expensive - Olga Khazan - The Atlantic
This is one of the most naive things I've seen in a while. Growing up we could always get marijuana (and a few other things). The people who sold it were already operation outside of the law, they were fine with selling to kids. Alcohol was much harder to get. We had to twist the arm of a friend older sibling or coworker to convince them to hook us up or steal from our parents. These people weren't depending on the income from booze sales to make their rent, it was a hassle for them where as the weed dealer was just doing what they were doing all the time. Legalize weed and even if the price comes down a bit there will still be less people working to actively get it into young peoples hands.