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Originally Posted by HOOT
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.
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I see what your saying, I think I saw that program as well, but I really think that since marijuana and "organized crime" are so intertwined that even if you make it legal the money will still flow into their pockets. Your basically just putting up a "front" for them to legalize part of their operation. Because like you mentioned, it is lucrative, they will still want a "piece of the action". but since their profit margin for selling it legally will be much lower, they are still going to indulge in other activities to make keep their profits higher.
Maybe Im completely off base, maybe all the drug dealers in the country will just pick up and become honest businessmen overnight and that will be that.