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by yellowapple 1385 days ago
> Yes, and both substances should be controlled.

We tried that here in the US. The result was a a proliferation of organized crime.

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Yes we made murder illegal and organized crime engages in that too. Guess laws are just pointless
Organized crime doesn't profit from murder to anywhere close to the same degree it did from illicit alcohol sales or still does from illicit drug sales.