What do you think, these gangs are criminal because they want to deal drugs and drugs happen to be illegal?
You’d be wrong.
These gangs pursue criminal actions because they are first and foremost criminals. They choose crime for the high-risk:profit margin.
Legalizing them will only shift them to another criminal enterprise.
Gee, I wonder what that would be.
Well, since so many “Legalize It Now” claim massive economic benefits from legalizing it, and given that many who say legalize it also claim that the cost of drugs will pay for the rehab of the many who become addicted, and given the history of taxes on booze and cigarettes, it’s a given that, even if it were legalized, it would still be very expensive, THERE WILL STILL BE A MARKET FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS.
Thumbs up!
Very expensive? Tobacco runs for about $5 an ounce. Pot in most states runs for $300-400 an ounce. The production costs for each are roughly the same.