[NobleFree]

“Lower” (#1) and “decrease” (#3) are explicitly NOT “eliminate.” And #2 is merely one of several paraphrases of others’ alleged arguments - “Primary reasons in support of legalizing marijuana include: [...] Primary reasons against legalizing marijuana include: [...]” - and the one you quote is not sourced in any way.

So far you’re 0 for 3.

[G Larry]

"and the one you quote is not sourced in any way."

Are you too high to see 3 links?

[G Larry]

"Regulating cannabis like alcohol will replace the uncontrolled illicit market with a tightly regulated system. By legalizing and regulating cannabis, authorities actually know who is selling it, where it is being sold, when, and to whom. In jurisdictions where cannabis is legal, it is produced and sold by legitimate, taxpaying businesses instead of drug cartels and criminals. "

"replace" and "instead of" are explicit terms meaning that the "illicit market" and "drug cartels and criminals" are no long in the picture. You know, like "eliminated".

https://www.mpp.org/issues/legalization/effective-arguments-for-regulating-and-taxing-marijuana/