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Originally Posted by Willravel
I would imagine they said this about moonshine as prohibition was ending. What percentage of the alcohol market do you suppose is moonshine? .001%? .0001%?
Edit: it occurs to me that there was already an alcohol infrastructure before prohibition, whereas there has been none for drugs like marijuana for quite a long time, but even with this hitch I think my argument stands.
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Distilling and making booze is much more difficult than growing pot. My grandfather (and father when he was a boy) made beer which helped them get through the depression during prohibition and it took quite a bit of work. From what those who grow pot tell me, it is very easy and requires little attention.
I believe that many involved in the so called "war on drugs" are against legalization because they perceive a loss of jobs and/or enforcement money. As you pointed out, there should be quite a bit of savings there.