ocean515
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It's hard to understand why you post about the subject if you don't care about the subject....
If you are curious about the dynamics of prohibition and black markets, you should consider reading some material about it. An excellent book to start with is "The Economics of Prohibition" by Mark Thornton. It was published in 1991 by the University of Utah Press.
Also, noted economists like Milton Friedman and Gary Becker have written about it.
In the case of marijuana, things are a bit different because it is merely a weed that anybody can grow practically anywhere.
I don't care if people want to get loaded. That is what I mean.
It would be helpful to your argument if you could stick to the issue, and stop with the prohibition strawman. There is no comparison between weed legalization today, and prohibition.
The fact is, there will be a black market in pot, which will cater to those who don't have a place to grow their own, and who don't have the money for the designer bud being sold in the legal outlets.
Ignoring this fact is really telling to me.