<p>^^akin to alcohol and tobacco. It would be an interesting exercise if alcohol would be dropped back to 18, I am of the personal opinion that it would cut down on binge drinking which to me is a far worse problem than kids getting high, but of course my age has much to do with that since 18 was the legal age when I was growing up and pot was everywhere. Binge drinking, at least as much as I could tell, was far less prevalent – why power drink before heading out if you can stop and have a drink when you want if you want.</p>