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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
But if you did legalize pot for example the gangs aren't going to go away, they're not going to shrug their shoulders and retire, they'll get fight for a shrinking market, they'll push hard drugs, they'll smuggle firearms in and sell them. They'll find more potent pot.
The lure of the easy buck isn't eliminated by legalizing the market, they'll just find another way to maximize profits.
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They do this anyway, already.
The easy buck is in the fact that they can sell something for 3 grand that mykalberta could grow in one of his empty computer cases.
Importing chemicals is hard. Sourcing illegal drugs in foreign markets is hard. Finding/paying your way around enforcement is hard. Maintaining uninterrupted supply lines is hard. Refining raw narcotics on a commercial level is hard.
Growing weed on your porch is effortless.
Yes, kids will still look to get their hands on it, the same way that underage smoking and drinking is at epidemic levels in some parts of the country. No one would ever use that as an argument to make alcohol illegal now, though. You'd be laughed out of the building by every responsible adult that enjoys a beer watching a hockey game or a glass of wine with dinner or a rum and eggnog at christmas.
It's the illegality which makes it profitable, not the substance. The tougher it is to get, the more profitable the venture.