Recreational Drug Use Legalization

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

So you think that OD deaths are due to what they cut them with? Not. Other health problems are caused that.

No, I think that poisoning deaths are due to the cutting, and OD deaths are due to ODing. Both would be reduced if the drug were of a known strength and quality.

No, what I said is even if you legalized them violence will continue. To think that the supply side would go away, sort of like carjacking, armed robbery, stealing to support your now legal habit? none of that would go away to support a now legit habit.

Those are demand side. For the sake of argument, I granted that that could stay at the same level.

Maybe you might minimize some of the supply side violence, but I doubt it. People are not going to just jump out of the business if they can still get you product.

They will if someone else is providing higher quality product with no fear of cops and much more conveniently and safely for customers. I doubt the junkies will be particularly loyal to their original suppliers.

How it is done and the quality of the black market may go up in response.

If the black market becomes as cheap and safe as a supermarket, that would be a good result in itself.

What I have said is that none of these problems can go away over night because of legalization, in fact I think it will just open up an new can of worms we have not seen.

Overnight is irrelevant.