<p>On the contrary, I’m not sure of the sense of the age requirement here. I have studies that show that kids who smoke pot, as opposed to alcohol, have fewer driving accidents, fewer deaths from driving, etc., etc. =-- and the reason is, they do it at home.</p>
<p>I understand the age limits on alcohol very well (and very much agree with them, because they’ve been proven to work.) But I’m not sure of the analogy with marijuana. They are often used for different purposes - you could think of it as different kinds of recreation.</p>