CityOfAngels

I say it's a random conspiracy theory because I never really post in this forum at all, and I don't really have any proof or basis for this theory; I just thought it up randomly. Here it is:

The U.S. and other governments finance drug lords. They then make it illegal to own, make, possess without ownership, sell and/or use drugs in their own countries so that the drug lords will have reason to charge more (not only does scarcity play an issue, but so does the fact that it's illegal and difficult to traffic). The governments then receive a large, UNDOCUMENTED sum of money from the said drug lords as investment profit. Who knows what they do with this said money (other than line their own pockets and pork off the fat of the land, and investing in narcotics). Big-time dealers know about this, but they don't share the profits with the drug lords. They just profit by buying and selling, and hoping not to get caught. Every once in awhile the police will make a "big bust" and arrest a big time dealer to send out the message: "If you let this secret out, this is what will happen to you." Smaller dealers have no idea; they're just trying to make a living. Buyers are just trying to have an experience different than what everyday life brings to them, but unfortunately for them, it's illegal and they must pay more. It's all a cycle.

Now I don't advocate the sale or use of drugs, but this is just so obvious. Why else would marijuana be illegal? Yes, it impairs your motor skills, but so does alcohol, which is a legal substance. Yes, it fucks up your lungs, but so does tobacco, which is a legal substance. The difference between alcohol/tobacco and marijuana is not everyone would like alcohol or tobacco, while a large percentage of people WOULD like marijuana. They use the excuse "How would the world be if everyone walked around stoned?" to make it illegal, while in reality, they just want it to be illegal so they can make more money off of it. On top of it all, making it illegal insults society, saying, "I don't trust ANYONE in the country to use this substance properly, so you can't use it AT ALL." The thing is they say that a solution to this problem with other substances such as over-the-counter drugs, alcohol, and tobacco can be found in something as simple as warning labels. Why isn't it the same for marijuana?

Just think about it. It's a class-level industry. You have three levels. The drugs that have mild affects such as relieving small amounts of pain (tylenol, ibuprofen, etc) can be sold over the counter because they have specific uses, which means they're used less and demand for it is less. So the first class-level is "Over-the counter medicines." Prices for this level of drugs is usually very low because it is easy to come by (think scarcity). Then the medicines you REALLY need, like when you just come out of surgery, or when you can't breathe from an athsma attack, etc, are all PRESCRIPTION drugs. Those drugs are usually more expensive because they're harder to come by (can't get a prescription without a doctor's note), and they're only harder to come by because they KNOW we need them more than other drugs. So the second level is "Prescription-level drugs."

The third level must then be "Narcotics and marijuana." I'm sorry, but I can't consider marijuana to be a narcotic (although please correct me if I am scientifically wrong). These are the drugs that not only relieve pain, but they cause us to have PLEASURE. We don't so much as need these drugs, because many of them are SIGNIFICANTLY more harmful to our bodies, but we WANT them. We WANT them because they cause us pleasure, so demand increases GREATLY. The government knows this so they make it illegal, so not only do they have an advantage of demand, but they ALSO have the advantage of scarcity. Double the advantage makes a theoretically doubled price (although I haven't done studies on the differences both supply and demand have on economics).

I don't know. Maybe I'm just crazy.