[kitsune_]

Is coca that different from tomatoes? I mean, is it, all things considered, harder to produce cocaine than ketchup? If fully legalized, shouldn't the price of cocaine be similar to ketchup?

The reason that cocaine is as expensive as it is, stems from its illegality.

And subsequently, the only reason that the cartels were able to grow to such monstrous proportions is the amount of money that can be made with the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Remove the money and you'll remove their power.

[justincormack]

Coffee is a better comparison than ketchup. Tomatoes grow more widely.