What? Who said an increase in consumption was a problem? I was countering brewbuck's statement (or really a leading question) which implied that it was wrong to assume that the legalization of a vice would increase the consumption of that vice. I was simply providing evidence of the opposite. Legalization, ceteris paribus, increases consumption. I think my examples, if properly reasearched by those who are interested, will support this. However, I don't know where you got the idea that I was saying this is a good or bad thing. Really, I'm just playing devil's advocate here, as I haven't found all of the pro-legalization arguments to be very strong, thus far. No offense.