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Originally Posted by timalkin
We don't need to make it easier for kids to do poorly in school.
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If anything, legalizing and regulating the sale of marijuana in a manner similar to the sale of alcohol would make it harder for school kids to get their hands on it. The guys at the ABC store ask for ID. Drug dealers don't.
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Originally Posted by timalkin
Legalization will also give the drug syndicates incentive to streamline their hard drug operations. It's about time that we can start getting more of a focus on the harder shit from our cartels. If you thought violence over marijuana trafficking is bad, you aint' seen nothing yet.
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I agree. Ilegally importing marijuana is profitable because it's, well, illegal. Because it's illegal, few people are willing to do it. Because few people are willing to do it, the demand will always outweigh the supply. Because the demand will always outweigh the supply, the guys supplying it illegally can charge whatever they want for it. If marijuana was made legal and grown locally, it would be offered at a much lower price and there would be no incentive for the Cartels to bother importing it. When that happens, a good chunk of our LEO's time, money and personnel would be freed up to focus on more serious matters.