“Well, it’s a start...remove the incentive for a black market and things MIGHT improve. *SHRUG* “
Actually, it’s the worst possible solution.
Incentives for a black market skyrocket in this situation. Demand increases because there are no remaining penalties on users. But Supply continues to be restricted. Price goes up. Profits from drug trafficking go up. There is more money to fight over. Traffickers fight over it and pay more politicians for protection.
There are two stable points in handling drugs: (1) The Singapore model—user’s and traffickers are severely punished without exception; and (2) Everything is legal.
In between those extremes, corruption and trafficking are rampant.
The Singapore model is the best model.