Scientists concluded that cracking down hard on the marijuana and its users does not result in people using less of it. "Intensified enforcement of prohibition did not have the intended effects," said Professor Robin Room of Melbourne University. He said that outlawing cannabis "has contributed to increased rates of violence" and called for the drug to be legalized and regulated.
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