[pissant]

1/3 of the illegals are here dealing drugs, and using extreme violence to protect their rackets.

[dirtboy]

1/3 of the illegals are here dealing drugs, and using extreme violence to protect their rackets.

You are putting the cart in front of the horse. Make pot legal and there would be no motive to traffic it.

[Crim]

Something legal to grow in your own yard has ZERO value on the black market...

Black markets only thrive when the commodity they trade is is illegal.

Doesnt matter WHAT the commodity is.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Seems then it’s a 2-for-1: you eliminate the 1/3rd dealing drugs, and you can redirect your police to eliminate the other 2/3rds.

[alicewonders]

1/3 of the illegals are here dealing drugs, and using extreme violence to protect their rackets.

That's because of the EXTREME profits of an illegal business. I own a business, if I didn't have to pay any taxes on my income, I'd be bringing home a LOT more money. Keeping it illegal feeds the criminals, allowing them to operate in an underground economy that has NO restrictions.

We need to get back to people being accountable for their own actions. What you do in your private life should be no one's business but your own - as long as you are being a responsible, productive member of society. We should all be unfettered to pull our own weight, and be left alone as long as we're not infringing on someone else's well-being.

[starlifter]

That’s because the illegal market place has relatively few barrieres to entry and the profits are incredible.

Take away the illegal market place and it’s a lot like buying a six pack at the grocery store.