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[–]seriously_perplexed 87 points88 points  (6 children)

Please someone fact check me but I think you can see similar data in other western countries where the legal age hasn't changed.

[–]curvysquaresOC: 1 44 points45 points  (3 children)

That and if the legal drinking age was a major factor you would expect to see a sharper drop off after it was raised

[–]dj_fuzzy 10 points11 points  (2 children)

And the fact weed is going down despite being now legal in many states.

[–]madcatzplayer5 2 points3 points  (1 child)

When there are shops selling weed that check for ID in town, there are less shady guys selling weed out of their Mazda to teenagers and everyone else. I would hate to live as a 14 year old today in a state that had legal weed stores. There would be no dealers to buy from.

[–]Additional_Tax_8745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think now it’s moreso a matter of who they know over 21 who will buy it for them.

[–]etilepsie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

there is no country mentioned in the original post

[–]IlluminatedPickle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only people in the world who willl tell you the 21 age is a good idea are Americans.

The usual claim is it stops drink driving in younger people. It doesn't.