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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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Wrong. The price will drop, it will be a product that can (and will) be grown locally, and on top of that they would put regulations on it that would keep the cartels out of the picture.