Wouldn’t decriminalization be absolutely fantastic for the drug cartels?
they get to continue their monopoly, but now their dealers won’t be harassed by the police.
not really… i think it is the same as a society that makes drugs illegal because instead of going to jail, you just get a fine and most drug addicts probably couldn’t afford a fine demanded by a state…therefore, if an addict refused to pay his fine, he goes to prison…the drug dealers end up in the same place either way… the drug families still benefit from decriminalization and illegalization… they still have a monopoly and they wont get caught…
the only true way to end the war on drugs is just to legalize it… that will desstroy the monopoly on drugs…that is the only way to end the monopoly on drugs…
“not really”
after reading your post, I see you actually agree with me.
The “not really” was misleading.
Haha, yeah, i dont know why i put that either…
When drugs are decrimminalized police stop concentrating going after users, and instead focus their resources on dealers and suppliers. The best situation would obviously be to have drugs fully legalized. But if I had to choose between full prohibition or decriminalization, I would pick the latter.
They get to continue their monopoly…? How?
So many companies would enter the drug business that the competition would crush them, especially if all they know is bribery and violence.
There are also different forms of decrimminalization. You could have it like the Netherlands where carrying a certain amount won’t get you arrested, but selling it will. Or alternatively you could have a situation where drugs are allowed to be sold and used, but heavy regulation still makes it profitable for a black market to thrive.
Also decriminialization still involves the states’ strict policy on what you can or cant do to your own body… if you are for decriminalization, then you are still supporting a state’s restriction on drugs… i hate decriminalization just as much as i hate drugs being illegal…
“So many companies would enter the drug business that the competition would crush them”
If it were fully legalized and prohibtion on the plants ended then yes. However, if it were just decriminalized, and it were still illegal to sell it and grow plants then no, there would be no competition. only drug cartels would sell it.
Wouldn’t decriminalization be absolutely fantastic for the drug cartels?
they get to continue their monopoly, but now their dealers won’t be harassed by the police.
Because the current spirit industry in the States is under the thumb of mobsters since FDR decriminalized the sale of alcoholic beverages
Oh, I understand. I thought you meant decriminalization as in just in the United States so they wouldn’t be able transport it to other countries. I was getting confused on the terms.
“Because the current spirit industry in the States is under the thumb of mobsters since FDR decriminalized the sale of alcoholic beverages”
They didn’t just decriminlize alcohol, they ended the prohibition on it.
They didn’t just decriminlize alcohol, they ended the prohibition on it.
But if we agree that decriminalization is a step in the road to ending prohibition, than the result on the drug market could be inferred form the FDR ‘experiment’.
But I agree that it isn’t the same thing. A view on Europe’s stance on prostitution (decriminalization/ending prohibition) will lend you much credence.
"A view on Europe’s stance on prostitution (decriminalization/ending prohibition) will lend you much credence. "
you have me really curious about that now…what happened with prostitution in europe?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe
Although prostitution is not, in itself illegal in most of europe, it’s still controled by the mob. So perhaps piecemeal will not do for drugs either.