Never underestimate the titillation factor.

-- Mal

& there is no way I would do anything other than bathe in bath salts!

Our corporate overlords have done an excellent job scaring the masses about the evils of cannabis - gateway drug & all the other BS. I contend that alcohol is as much or more of a gateway drug.

Colorado is a lovely place to live!

though bath salts are seen as a substitute for meth and coke ..not pot.

normal ingrained desire in humans. The problem is, Corporate/Gov. USA, Inc. wants everyone to rot their guts out on alcohol.

So, people look for alternatives, so they get all of the crap.

And something like marijuana gets bypassed, because there are more profits in keeping it illegal, and big pharma wants in on the game too.

So, people die and suffer, this, is American Exceptionalism.

In addition, the violent drug gangs will go out of business when the black market becomes unprofitable. Oh, there will still be packs of violent punks. They just won't be nearly as well funded and might have to go back to zip guns.

Unfortunately, there will likely be a market for bad drugs like meth. However, that market will be greatly reduced and meth addicts will serve as walking advertisements for why people need to stay away from the stuff.

Shortly after they made it illegal again teenage huffing problems grew almost out of control.. Never had much problem while pot was legal, but almost immediately afterwords there was huge problem.. Coincidence???? I don't think so..

Meth, heroin, coke, PCP, and so on would still be "outlaw" drugs and people would still do them. There might be a slight drop in some of the drugs that share characteristics with pot, but there isn't a direct correlation between pot and everything.

marijuana was legal.

According to my perception, most people who take intoxicants take legal intoxicants.

People do bad shit. And no amount of threat or punishment can deter or stop it.

The real problem is that those who do the worst shit get away. Like the Bush family.

if they had access to pot instead?

Tons, I'll bet.

Bath salts serve a different need. They're high powered stimulants so users that like high powered stimulants will look for them.

Some people are always going to be more willing to pursue extremes, though.