How would you handle the abuse of liberal marijuana laws?

While we agree that the common voice today desires the legalization of marijuana for its untold medical benefits, how would you prevent abuse by kids? It is certain that the 23 American states that have legal marijuana also have a big crowd of recreationists too ever ready to take advantage on the sly. Even if recreation is legal like in the case of Colorado, it is adults of 21 years or older who qualify. It is well known that millions of American teenagers have given marijuana a chance maybe as a fad that always existed from illegal sources.

Edibles and vaping are hard to detect

While smoking gives away the game comparatively easily with that unmistakable odor of the burning leaves and flowers, how are you going to detect the marijuana edibles of infinite variety? The packaging too with cartoon characters would appear very attractive to kids. Law enforcement agencies look the other way it is reported in many cases. It has been part of the American culture for so long at least as far as the
1960s when the flower power movement began.

Different methods to imbibe marijuana discreetly

• Vaporizers are cunningly disguised as inhalers and e-cigarettes
• Edibles take many forms like the traditional brownies
• Smoke it in a hookah where the smoke passes through water

Problems of potency

Somewhat similar to handling medicines for the first time, users are not quite sure of the potency. While medical users may get detailed instructions from the doctors, recreationists who eat the stuff may be in for a big surprise. Firstly, eating it does not induce an immediate high but later the impact may be far stronger than the smoked stuff that acts fast. If 10 mg is the recommended dose for recreation, it is possible that some are getting access to 100 mg. Now that could give rise to excessive highs when things go out of control. If marijuana edibles were abused through a party night as often happens, we could very well imagine the harsh consequences.

What happens after a marijuana overdose?

Experiments indicate that overdose of marijuana does not result in death unlike hard drugs like heroin. Yet such abuse could lead to uncontrolled violence, even murder as has happened in a few recent cases. Emergency room cases have increased manifold after laws became liberal. Those who oppose liberal laws are genuinely concerned about the fates of children exposed to marijuana who might take up the habit after getting under its spell. Though nothing terrible would come of it we do not know the implications of long term use.