Since the price of the product he was seeking would drop by several orders of magnitute after legalization this perp wouldn't have needed to steal to pay for his habit.
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“Since the price of the product he was seeking would drop by several orders of magnitute after legalization this perp wouldn’t have needed to steal to pay for his habit.”
Yeah, I’m sure the high-dollar job he’d be able to hold would allow him to support his habit and other obligations easily.
...the government would have to tax the bejeebers out of it.
Hey, they can't even leave cigarettes alone.
Sorry, bro. It won't work.
Even if it was free, it would cause problems. Some of that crime isn't to get anything but a thrill, some of it is just a twisted idea caught in the fog and the moment.
Part of the crime problem stems from the really bad judgement people have being wasted, with no potential for a profit.
Think about it.
Junkies are just not 'normal' in their thinking, or they would not be where they are.