[scarface74]

I doubt the imagery campaign made much difference. How long has their been an anti drug campaign? Has it helped?

Marijuana use has become more socially acceptable and the number of people who want it legal has increased.

Just as an aside, the number of people who smoke weed regularly is about the same as people who smoke cigarettes.

http://pics.mcclatchyinteractive.com/news/nation-world/natio...

[ethbro]

By definition, everyone who does illegal drugs is somewhat flexible with regards to suggestions from authority.

One of the core propositions of cigarettes was always that they were legal. They catered to both the rule breaker and (substantially bigger) rule follower markets.

So it seems apples and oranges with regards to imagery / warning effectiveness due to the only partially overlapping consumers.

[scarface74]

Did prohibition make a difference in alcohol consumption? I can’t think of anyone who has ever said - “I really want to smoke weed. But it’s illegal.”

[celdon25]

Yes it did[1]. And yes, those people exist.

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470475/

[scarface74]

and It also led to other consequences according to most studies.

https://priceonomics.com/did-prohibition-reduce-drinking/

-increase in organized crime

- increase in incarceration rates.

But guess who gets incarcerated more because of the “war on drugs” and guess what happens when it starts affecting the suburbs? It’s then treated like “a disease”.

Tell me again why I want to give the government more power?