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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
Third. Close the border. Over 13,000 murders related to the drug trade just last year, close the border and the drug trade goes away, the murders stop, you can't be against that.
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Good intentions and I DO agree with closing the border, HOWEVER, the drug trade does not go away... there is NO stopping the drug trade unless you make drugs legal.
You can NOT repeal the law of supply and demand. There will ALWAYS be a demand which means there will always be a supply.
Best thing to do is regulate drugs to make sure people are actually getting clean drugs and in the proper concentrations. You also significantly lower the cost meaning a) no reason for illegal drug trade any more as there aren't black market margins b) addicts no longer need to steal and mug people for the cash to be able to afford their next fix.
To me this is completely common sense... You can't stop it so you might as well make it safe... prohibition doesn't work.