I would be willing to bet that 90% of the crime in this country (murder, robbery, burglary, forgery) is committed for the purpose of selling or obtaining drugs. We would be better off to legalize it. Take the big cash profits out of it and it would be like monopoly money. Worthless.
Bernie Madoff would think you nuts for making a bet like that. He knows where the big bucks are!
“Take the big cash profits out of it and it would be like monopoly money. Worthless.”
Exactly, we spend billions trying to stop it and then billions more locking up people who’s only crime is doing something to hurt themselves. On top of everything else, we create a whole underworld of criminals who will kill to protect their market share.