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**VrQsgM7c** · 03-28-2011, 07:41 PM

Ok, organized crime multiplied after Prohibition. What happened to the sellers of alcohol during prohibition AFTER prohibition ended?

They already had the product, and a distribution system.

Yep, and when alcohol went back to being legitimate, profits went way down and so did crimes associated with it.

If we legalized pot (and if Mexico loosened its gun laws), the cartels would stop selling it here, and the price of pot would plummet.

A cartel can't compete with your neighbor's personal garden, because he could sell you pot with no distribution costs and very little overhead.

03-28-2011, 07:41 PM	#24
VrQsgM7c Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 511 Senior Member	Ok, organized crime multiplied after Prohibition. What happened to the sellers of alcohol during prohibition AFTER prohibition ended? They already had the product, and a distribution system. Yep, and when alcohol went back to being legitimate, profits went way down and so did crimes associated with it. If we legalized pot (and if Mexico loosened its gun laws), the cartels would stop selling it here, and the price of pot would plummet. A cartel can't compete with your neighbor's personal garden, because he could sell you pot with no distribution costs and very little overhead.
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