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Originally Posted by gekko
I somehow don't think legalizing any drugs will make the black market go away and give our government a boost of money. Somehow I'm not too optimistic that by putting tarifs on drugs, everyone will want to legally import them into the country. I'd imagine they would continue their current successful ways of sneaking it in, and selling it for a lower price.
Even if we did legalize it, I still think much funding would go towards forcing the legal trade of drugs, which doesn't help solve anything.
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Unfortunately, history does not agree with you. When prohibition began, organized crime skyrocketed along with the black market for illegal alcohol. It was so prevalent that it affects our culture today. Stock car racing (NASCAR) was created by RUMRUNNERS who used to try and outrun the law to get moonshine up north.
When alcohol was decriminalized, all crime related to it disintegrated and added costs of distribution were adopted by those in the trade, and in fact the taxes on alcohol have been a huge boost state funding.