• Uruguay takes ‘war on drugs’ in new direction: state monopoly over the production and distribution o
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[QUOTE=FlakAttack;37747308]I can't imagine most governments of the world would want to legalize weed without a plan to monetize it like alcohol/cigarettes.[/QUOTE] depends on how much they want to spend on maintaining it artificially limiting supply like that isn't sustainable in the long run since it leads to black markets, it'll be more profitable for them to deregulate and tax it like an ordinary product
Yayyy smart use of government
Limiting to 40 grams wont work, as the people who reach the 40 gram limit just get other people to buy it for them.
[QUOTE=Str4fe;37753556]Limiting to 40 grams wont work, as the people who reach the 40 gram limit just get other people to buy it for them.[/QUOTE] Utopian fallacy
[QUOTE=MrBob1337;37741574]South America seems like a nice place to be, mostly democratic socialism.[/QUOTE] South America is kinda shitty. If you've ever been there, you'd know that.
What's up with all the hate on South America?
[QUOTE=Zero Ziat;37758186]What's up with all the hate on South America?[/QUOTE] Because North Murica is Best Murica and don't you forget it, or so seems to be the attitude in this thread.
[QUOTE=and;37758858]Because North Murica is Best Murica and don't you forget it, or so seems to be the attitude in this thread.[/QUOTE] The vast majority of South America is back water villages with dirt roads, never mind the fact that kindapping is pretty rife as well as most of the worlds cocaine production. Also no ones saying North America is better, but it is, and I'm from the UK so I'm pretty impartial.
Uruguay is doing better than most people seem to realise.
I don't understand the point of a monthly limit especially if its gonna be that big anyway you may as well have no limit
[QUOTE=Pierrewithahat;37759290]The vast majority of South America is back water villages with dirt roads, never mind the fact that kindapping is pretty rife as well as most of the worlds cocaine production. Also no ones saying North America is better, but it is, and I'm from the UK so I'm pretty impartial.[/QUOTE] In what part of South America did you hang out?
[QUOTE=Zero Ziat;37762566]In what part of South America did you hang out?[/QUOTE] The vast majority, clearly.
[QUOTE=JustExtreme;37741121]Source: [URL]http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/20/uruguay-takes-war-on-drugs-in-new-direction-state-monopoly-over-the-production-and-distribution-of-marijuana/[/URL] I'm not personally sure whether government monopolies are ever a solution to anything but it should be interesting to see how this develops and influences policy elsewhere.[/QUOTE] Well the best thing to do with a new industry like this is to let the government build it up and handle it and then slowly privatise it to an extent that benefits everyone. [editline]23rd September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=BoysLightUp;37745658]do they really think a monopoly will work? what's to stop gangs from simply selling cheaper, poorer-quality drugs illegally - just as they've always done?[/QUOTE] Who would you rather buy booze from? A licensed shop owner or some husky looking guy on the street?
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