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legalization and decriminalization are slightly different.

Drugs will only be cheap if:

- they are legal to commercially manufacture and distribute (not merely decriminalized)

- they aren't taxed excessively

Cigarettes, for example, are cheap to manufacture, but still expensive due to high taxes in a lot of places (up to $10+ per pack).

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Yeah, but who's giving handys under the bridge for a carton of cigarettes?

If you are already committing crimes every day buying and possessing something, then committing crimes to feed the habit isn't a big jump. Conversely, if you haven't done anything illegal yet, most people will pay a hefty premium to avoid having to do anything illegal.