<p>“In practice, age limits would be circumvented by the underage using fake IDs or getting their older friends or relatives to buy for them, like with alcohol and tobacco.”</p>
<p>We actually have seen some significant changes in drug-dealing behavior in recent years. It used to be that heroin and cocaine dealers, prescription opiate dealers, and marijuana dealers were different people. It is now much more common for drug-dealers who “serve” underage communities to be one-stop shops. This is especially true in rural or exurban areas. </p>
<p>My own view is that legalizing marijuana is not without negative consequences. I just happen to think that keeping it illegal has more of them.</p>