Original sentence: Our culture, due mostly to free market capitalism in this case, is already telling our children that drugs can be used to solve many of life’s problems, and legalizing marijuana would not change this message.Sure, a distinction is being made between these different types of drugs, but the conflicting information that they receive (some drugs good, some bad) counteracts any attempts at unequivocal anti-drug messages aimed at children.Tens of billions of dollars are spent in the U.every year advertising all sorts of pharmaceutical drugs
Edited sentence: Are you aware of the tens of billions spent every year advertising Levitra, Claritin, Cilias, Cellebrex, Allegra, Asprin, Prozac, Ritalin, Robotussin, Propecia, Rogain, Crestor, Nexium and on and on.Have you ever even watched television or read a magazine.Our culture, thanks mostly to free market capitalism in this case, is already telling our children that drugs can be used to solve many of life’s problems, and you think that legalizing marijuana would be the first time they’d heard such an idea.Sure, a distinction is being made between these different types of drugs, but don’t you think that the conflicting information that they receive (some drugs good, some bad) is already far more of a problem