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Originally Posted by wookster
So you don't think that the majority of drug dealers might also be selling other "products" other than pot...."products" that they will still sell because there will still be a demand for it. Criminals are usually greedy, so if they can make $10,000 a week selling whatever illegally as opposed to making $2000 a week selling pot legally I'm pretty sure which route the majority will choose.
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Of course there is going to be a demand for other drugs however that demand has never been, and will never be, as high as marijuana. It is something like 80% of the organized crime in BC, and over 65% of the organized crime in Mexico are funded by just marijuana (heard on CBC program, can't find link yet). If you take that revenue stream away you take away money to fund harsher crimes.
Along with that because criminals will always be criminals you are giving more resources to the police because they are not chasing around a basically harmless drug. You can spend more on education and treatment for all drugs including marijuana and alcohol.