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Very doubtful. Where are the crises in legal states/countries?

Which country comes to your mind with high usage of cannabis and not a crisis? Looks like the Netherlands (which came to my mind) has rather low cannabis use.

There also wouldn't be a statistic if people do not report to a doctor about 'hearing voices' for example.

Also the Netherlands has shown the increase in schizophrenia

https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/cannabis_re...

For a deeper discussion see

https://theconversation.com/if-cannabis-is-getting-stronger-...

Portugal decriminalised on specifically health grounds and it has been an unmitigated success.

Also the low rates of smoking in NL undermines you because it directly demonstrates that legalisation doesnt lead to high uptake.

Cannabis is not actually legal in the Netherlands (rather somewhat "tolerated"), but your point is still mostly valid as there's no real reason for people not to smoke if they want to.

Semantics. Anyone who has ever been to Amsterdam would swear otherwise. My point remains entirely valid.

Youre being alarmist.

No crisis in California, Washington or Colorado. We are all doing just fine.

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