Source: Chasing Liberty
by Jeff Charles
“In his book, ‘Chasing the Scream,’ author Johann Hari noted that ‘a large number of American teens in surveys explained that they found it easier to buy marijuana today than to buy beer or cigarettes.’ According to the prevailing wisdom, legalizing alcohol and tobacco would make it easier for minors to obtain. But how could it possibly be easier to obtain marijuana when it is illegal? The answer is simpler than you think. … marijuana use among minors actually drops when the state stops banning it. The same is true of other street drugs in countries that have decriminalized or legalized them. When the product is sold in stores, there are more safeguards preventing minors from obtaining them.” (04/09/25)
https://www.libertychasers.com/p/the-war-on-drugs-was-supposed-to