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To: #3Fan
I will and I know that hard drugs are too addictive to too many people to be legal.

Illegality creates "hard-ness".

Prohibition is the difference between 19th century "Coca Cola", and 20th century "crack cocaine". It creates an economic incentive to package and market the drug in extremely high concentrations to facilitate ease of smuggling.

191 posted on 10/24/2002 10:20:20 PM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian
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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian
Illegality creates "hard-ness".

Demand creates hardness.

Prohibition is the difference between 19th century "Coca Cola", and 20th century "crack cocaine". It creates an economic incentive to package and market the drug in extremely high concentrations to facilitate ease of smuggling.

Plus people liked the extra-potency.

194 posted on 10/24/2002 11:00:31 PM PDT by #3Fan
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