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Re:The quest for freedom and safety: Why I donated $100,000 ... by rick888 on Saturday October 30, 2010 @10:18AM (#1850893)
"f you're using Vicodins legal status (requires prescription) as a comparison then pot and cocaine are already legal."

Right..so why fight for other forms of it then?

Also, it didn't stop people from selling it on the black market (like so many proponents would like you to believe)

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Re:The quest for freedom and safety: Why I donated $100,000 ... by VBprogrammer on Saturday October 30, 2010 @08:45PM (#1852169)
It may be legal, but not in the sense that access to it is unrestricted. I can't think of a situation where it is possible for a black market to exist for a legal and unrestricted product.

Not that I'm arguing for or against just enjoying seeing the opinion of other HN readers.

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Re:The quest for freedom and safety: Why I donated $100,000 ... by matwood on Monday November 01, 2010 @11:11AM (#1856715)
What researchers should do is look at the prevalence of black markets in states where pot is easy to get legally. In CO pot is easier to get legally than anything else other than alcohol or tobacco. I wonder what that has done for COs black market for pot.
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