when the Dutch pseudo-legalized marijuana, use of harder drugs stayed stable or went down, but all their study actually shows is that the ratio of marijuana users : hard drug users went down.
Typo? If “hard drug users” is in the denominator and goes down relative to the numerator, then the ratio increases – i.e., goes up.
Typo? If “hard drug users” is in the denominator and goes down relative to the numerator, then the ratio increases – i.e., goes up.