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Μολὼν λαβέ;1059539327 said:Compare the violence during prohibition and after alcohol was legalized again in the U.S.[/'b] I'm a pragmatist when it comes to drug use in the U.S. I think if the government legalizes marijuana and taxes it like they do alcohol, they increase tax revenue, stimulate the economy with increased jobs, and experience a sharp decline in crime related activities. It will also become much harder to acquire by those who are underage.
So it's like alcohol, if you don't partake in it's consumption, that's your business.
There's no evidence that the violence wouldn't have existed.
Illegal liquior is illegal liquior. Whether it's illegal to make it and sell it, or it's illegal to sell it without a tax stamp.