[jonascord]

The cartels no doubt ratted them out. Removes competition, and gives the popo a chance to burnish their image. Win-Win.

Have felt, for many years, that drug laws are only price supports for the cartels. Were I king for a day, I'll legalize all drugs, and require that 8 oz bags of pure drugs be sold over the counter at true cost of manufacture. About $5 per pound.

There would be a sharp, temporary spike in ODs, but it is not as if they were working on an FTL drive or a cure for cancer. No great loss.

[Zhang Fei]

[Have felt, for many years, that drug laws are only price supports for the cartels. Were I king for a day, I’ll legalize all drugs, and require that 8 oz bags of pure drugs be sold over the counter at true cost of manufacture. About $5 per pound.

There would be a sharp, temporary spike in ODs, but it is not as if they were working on an FTL drive or a cure for cancer. No great loss.]

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I tend to agree. It’s not common knowledge that drugs were legal until Drug Prohibition in 1914.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Narcotics_Tax_Act

The years before that were some of the fastest-growing the nation has ever seen. Like alcohol, drugs were not and are not a cause of national decline. No one is forced to become a substance abuser.