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I watched a series of documentaries about narcotics and the people who run, or used to run the large cartels, like Pablo Escobar, JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzman, and the others who are the heads of such cartels, and I thought of this hypothetical scenario, if everyone in the United States and Canada were to quit using illegal narcotics, like cocaine, methamphetamines, maybe even marijuana, and others, the market for them would dry up, and we could subsequently see:
- Mexican and South American drug cartels go out of business
- Drug dealers in large cities like Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles would have to find something else to do
- There would be a significant reduction in violent crime related to drug trafficking
- It would not give juveniles in the inner cities the incentive to pursue a life of crime
- It would free up resources in law enforcement agencies to focus on other issues
In any market when there's no demand, then those who supply the market would go out of business. Yes, I know this is not something that would happen overnight and it would take a while to realize the positive results, but it's a start to help regain control of the problems in our large cities that are caused by those who deal and use illegal narcotics.
You can't even get knuckleheads to quit smoking useless cigarettes, how do you think you might persuade them to dump the only shot they currently have to temporarily raise their state of consciousness for a few milliseconds each day? Preach the Lord to them?
You can't even get knuckleheads to quit smoking useless cigarettes, how do you think you might persuade them to dump the only shot they currently have to temporarily raise their state of consciousness for a few milliseconds each day? Preach the Lord to them?
Actually preaching the good word has helped many troubled individuals pursue the more purposeful lives God intended for them.
It worked for me, but in order to make that work you must burn your victim card first... Sorry liberals in here, please ignore this current discussion between Mike and I, we're just discussing our life experiences, not politics... Then you must swallow the pill of Hope- my troubles I think, are of my own making.
I watched a series of documentaries about narcotics and the people who run, or used to run the large cartels, like Pablo Escobar, JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzman, and the others who are the heads of such cartels, and I thought of this hypothetical scenario, if everyone in the United States and Canada were to quit using illegal narcotics, like cocaine, methamphetamines, maybe even marijuana, and others, the market for them would dry up, and we could subsequently see:
- Mexican and South American drug cartels go out of business
- Drug dealers in large cities like Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles would have to find something else to do
- There would be a significant reduction in violent crime related to drug trafficking
- It would not give juveniles in the inner cities the incentive to pursue a life of crime
- It would free up resources in law enforcement agencies to focus on other issues
In any market when there's no demand, then those who supply the market would go out of business. Yes, I know this is not something that would happen overnight and it would take a while to realize the positive results, but it's a start to help regain control of the problems in our large cities that are caused by those who deal and use illegal narcotics.
What do you think?
This would never, ever happen so why bother discussing a fake scenario?
Prohibition is the problem. Make something illegal and we get gangs and cartels selling on the black market and using force.
The economy would drop... drug dealers at the top of the food chain spend money of high end stuff...
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