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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse
If you make something legal then tax the shit out of it there will still be a black-market in the untaxed stuff plus if it is legalised the cartels already have the infrastructure to grow and import it so the only winner really will be the government with the tax income.
Cigarettes are legal but they are taxed to death here and people will quite happily buy cheaper Eastern European imports if they are offered.
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Yeah, because there is a huge black market for tax free cigarettes here in the US.
Bullshit. Make it legal already. Costs less in prison costs, law enforcement, and god only knows what else. Turn into something that will generate a new tax base.