If marijuana becomes legal across the nation, does that have the potential [View all]

to put the Mexican Cartels and domestic growers out of business or does the demand cause more demand and illegal importing and local grow houses of the drug? What are the effects of marijuana on the reflexive abilities of drivers? Questions were posed in a discussion this weekend and I had very little answers. What say you?

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If marijuana becomes legal across the nation, does that have the potential [View all]	mfcorey1	Nov 2012	OP
They would simply move production here and become legal or shift to meth	Sirveri	Nov 2012	#1
There will always be a black market for drugs.	randome	Nov 2012	#2
There might always be a black market..	Upton	Nov 2012	#9
Stopping the War on Drugs, IMO, is not a good idea.	randome	Nov 2012	#17
How about this	RegieRocker	Nov 2012	#54
There's not much of a black market for alcohol	DefenseLawyer	Nov 2012	#21
People are not rational about drugs. Equating marijuana with alcohol doesn't hold up, IMO.	randome	Nov 2012	#22
Ah yes, the reefer madness argument.	DefenseLawyer	Nov 2012	#24
'Reefer madness'? I'm talking about heroin and cocaine.	randome	Nov 2012	#27
Booga Booga	Eyes of the World	Nov 2012	#28
They're both drugs.	Son of Gob	Nov 2012	#47
No they are not. Nyah nyah nyah	Eyes of the World	Nov 2012	#55
Let me know when you finish Jr High	Son of Gob	Nov 2012	#66
an herb?	DonCoquixote	Nov 2012	#53
People drive stoned constantly where are the accidents?	Eyes of the World	Nov 2012	#59
"There isn't much of one for alcohol except during Prohibition."	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#30
There will still be a drug trade. There will ALWAYS be a drug trade.	randome	Nov 2012	#33
there are also black markets for alcohol and tobacco- it's mostly about avoiding the taxes.	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#35
The black market for heroin and cocaine, etc. will remain.	randome	Nov 2012	#39
just as black markets for alcohol and tobacco continue to exist.	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#41
I'm not following your logic. What does marijuana legalization have to do with	bayareamike	Nov 2012	#61
All speed limits will have to be raised to at least 20 mph, drive thrus will need to be clearly	2on2u	Nov 2012	#3
Wouldnt pot make ppl drive slower? nt	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#8
I would think so. n/t	Lucinda	Nov 2012	#12
that's why speed limits need to be raised...	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#31
o.....k	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#45
It's a joke.... again, all speed limits would have to be raised to at least 20 mph.... meaning	2on2u	Nov 2012	#63
they are diversified. weed is just one piece of the pie.	Tunkamerica	Nov 2012	#4
Agreed	customerserviceguy	Nov 2012	#6
Supply and demand	jway	Nov 2012	#18
I think you're right	customerserviceguy	Nov 2012	#72
Really?	marsis	Nov 2012	#34
Well, I didn't say they'd be vastly successful	customerserviceguy	Nov 2012	#71
there will probably be a ng cutoff for potentially intoxicated drivers	WooWooWoo	Nov 2012	#5
What we really need is a performance based test ...	surrealAmerican	Nov 2012	#7
Good point!	Spike89	Nov 2012	#29
The price will drop, this will make certain current production methods un-economic.	bemildred	Nov 2012	#10
Yep. Pot prices will drop up to 90%	Xithras	Nov 2012	#58
If pot becomes legal here then Mexico will probably legalize too.	Ganja Ninja	Nov 2012	#11
Importing from Mexico	jway	Nov 2012	#15
Welcome to DU!	hrmjustin	Nov 2012	#74
Depends what the regulations are.	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#13
Homebrew	jway	Nov 2012	#16
Well yeah - there are a number of factors.	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#25
Cleaner cheaper and better weed, less crime, fewer people in prison	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#14
Growing GOOD smoke for your own...	99Forever	Nov 2012	#19
it's wouldn't be easy to grow for a LOT of people.	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#32
Not sure why you are so angry.	99Forever	Nov 2012	#36
not sure where you get 'angry' from that post...?	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#37
Sorry...	99Forever	Nov 2012	#46
I don't live in a medical mj state- but i've been growing a crop in my garden for years...	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#48
If were you my neighbor...	99Forever	Nov 2012	#62
despite being 'easy' to grow- it can be a big pain in the ass, too.	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#68
If it becomes legal across the nation and people can grow it legally, there won't be	Arkansas Granny	Nov 2012	#20
Alcohol is legal, drunk driving is illegal	DefenseLawyer	Nov 2012	#23
They will still have the market that sells weed	lalalu	Nov 2012	#26
lol	Go Vols	Nov 2012	#60
Not sure I'd expect a huge demand upswing.	Lizzie Poppet	Nov 2012	#38
I'm torn on the issue of legalizing it	Sophiegirl	Nov 2012	#40
Decriminalization would have much the same affect.	randome	Nov 2012	#42
You're a couple decades too late	jeff47	Nov 2012	#49
I'm in favor of legalization	larocks4552s	Nov 2012	#43
If MJ is actually treated like alcohol	SpartanDem	Nov 2012	#44
Driver's reflexes	jeff47	Nov 2012	#50
Like prohibition, they would look for new	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#51
Legalize it, regulate it, and tax it. Prohibition is a Failure.	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2012	#52
The shit is a weed--it's easily grown here. I think people are more careful driving baked than	MADem	Nov 2012	#56
tax it like cigarettes and watch the deficit drop	graham4anything	Nov 2012	#57
Money should not be part of this equation.	randome	Nov 2012	#64
Smoking is not the only way to ingest THC..	SomethingFishy	Nov 2012	#65
I'm well aware of that. But smoking is the preferred method.	randome	Nov 2012	#67
How much time does it take to haul out a vaporizer?	Son of Gob	Nov 2012	#69
Preferred by who?	SomethingFishy	Nov 2012	#70
It would hurt the cartels but they would start peddling harder drugs.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#73