Drug War Facts - Statistics if Drugs Were Legal
"You have to take the money out of it. Many people talk about legalization and decriminalize — it's still illegal, but you're just not sending as many people to jail, especially for the nonviolent offenses. However, the money is still being made in the illegal sales, so you still have the drug wars. It's prohibition that's killing our people. That's why people are dying."
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I always love it when "experts" confirm my own position on something. And I've been saying this for years. If drugs weren't so expensive, it would get rid of gangs and importers. There wouldn't be enough money in it. We'd get rid of dealers and the property crimes from addicts trying to finance their use.