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Agreed, but if you don't address the demand problem you can't beat the supply problem. And that's where we are now.
by adnam 9y ago
Agreed, but if you don't address the demand problem you can't beat the supply problem. And that's where we are now.
- krylon 9y agoBut if you decriminalize it, you can a) save a lot of money in the law enforcement sector, b) tax it, so you make even more money, both of which frees up cash to c) spend a lot more on prevention of rehabilitation. Plus, as long as drug trade remains illegal, you have secondary problems such as bribery of officials, gang violence.
- MrFantastic 9y agoI think prohibition is a money maker for law enforcement due to asset seizure. The prisons make bank from drug laws.
- krylon 9y agoMaybe in the USA, in Europe (and probably other parts of the world, too) it is a different story. AFAIK, we do not have anything like asset seizure in Germany. And the prison system over here is much less privatized / industrialized, so is not exactly a profit center. A well-staffed, well-trained law enforcement apparatus is fairly expensive, too. And consider that without proper treatment, widespread drug use incurs costs that do not show up on government budgets as such. Drug-related crime (theft, burglaries, etc.) comes to mind.
- gm-conspiracy 9y agoWhat is the "supply problem"? Can you elaborate?
- adnam 9y agoThe selling of illicit drugs.