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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@Mar 4 2005, 12:13 PM
So Grow ops will turn into meth labs, people selling dope will start selling hash, and acid and other things.
And as you get into more hardcore drugs, you start dealing with a way more serious criminal.
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This is all very true, and a good point. However, even the drug trade is subject to the laws of supply and demand. I personally don't think the legalization of marijuana would significantly increase the demand for harder drugs (yes, I know the whole entry drug argument, but I don't personally think it will make for a significant change). Without an increase in demand, there just wouldn't be room for all these crackpots to move in. At the least, it would cut out a lot of small time dealers who specialize in pot.
Then again, there's a chance the influx of people into say...the meth trade, for example, might drive up the supply curve and end up lowering prices, causing an increase in meth users. Due to the static nature of the price of getting the ingredients needed to manufacture meth, however, I think my first example is more likely.