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Originally Posted by mikesouth
Just like with prostitution it is the fact that it is illegal that createsthese situations, if it were legal you take the crime out of it
but in doing so you free up a lot of prison space, law enforcement resources courts, prosecutors etc...and without all that the government loses out on a lot of money to fund this idiotic war on drugs....so they are just as culpable as the cartel that did it, they all work together for profit, thats the bottom line.
some small percentage of your tax dollars subsidized that womans death...believe it....
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It's a difficult situation to try to say which is better. I'd be willing to bet there wasn't as many car accidents with drunk drivers during prohibition. Meaning in trade for finding a solution to one thing we created problems elsewhere.
Now think about that with junkies.. This isn't just about marijuana, because just legalizing it does little to combating drug cartels. It might be their cash cow at the moment but they would easily move into other products. Meth, Heroin.. ect..ect. Which I'm sure they are already into.
So you have to legalize it all. If you try to win the war by decriminalization. How many side effects do you think that would have in the long run? Think junkies still wont steal to support their habits? It's not like just because it's legal the drugs would be free.