[QUOTE=Sanius;33845330]yes but they would eventually die out. same shit happened with alcohol during the prohibition.[/QUOTE]
If you check on the wikipedia page about prohibition, you will quickly learn that after the legalization of alcohol, the mafia quickly turned toward other sources of revenue, such as prostitution, gambling and drug selling, plus the usual gun smuggling.
The current cartels aren't working exclusively on drugs. They are already exploiting prostitution and gun smuggling, so legalizing drugs wouldn't make them die out. Afaik organized is still present in the US.
Also, if the end of the prohibition crippled the mafia back in the 20s, it was because in the US it was easy for a bartender or anyone holding a grocery store to start selling alcohol at lower prices after it was made legal again. We're talking about Mexico here - if people owning grocery can sell drugs in Mexico because it's made legal, I bet your ass the cartels will just kill any who tries to do so and keep a big part of the market for them.
[QUOTE=Sanius;33845330]yes but they would eventually die out. same shit happened with alcohol during the prohibition.[/QUOTE]
Alcohol was in much wider use than the drugs of today are, I highly doubt it would have as significant of an effect.
[QUOTE=Ganerumo;33845303]Bitch please.[/QUOTE]
Sanius I think you lose
[QUOTE=Antdawg;33841962]Legalising drugs wouldn't stop the cartels, they'd simply find another service to offer, and as said the Zetas do things like human trafficking and gun smuggling.
They would probably still offer drugs anyways, might be cheaper than legal options, and there will always be a person (such as a teenager) who wouldn't legally be allowed to use such drugs (if there is an age limit on them if introduced).[/QUOTE]
If legalised drug production by large pharmacuticals can drive prices stupidly low and pure, the only reason prices are high these days are due to small scale manufacture by non fully trained chemists operating in an illegal market. Why buy 70% pure coke for $40 from a gang member when there's a shop offering it at $10 and 100% purity?
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[QUOTE=Ganerumo;33845472]If you check on the wikipedia page about prohibition, you will quickly learn that after the legalization of alcohol, the mafia quickly turned toward other sources of revenue, such as prostitution, gambling and drug selling, plus the usual gun smuggling.
The current cartels aren't working exclusively on drugs. They are already exploiting prostitution and gun smuggling, so legalizing drugs wouldn't make them die out. Afaik organized is still present in the US.
Also, if the end of the prohibition crippled the mafia back in the 20s, it was because in the US it was easy for a bartender or anyone holding a grocery store to start selling alcohol at lower prices after it was made legal again. We're talking about Mexico here - if people owning grocery can sell drugs in Mexico because it's made legal, I bet your ass the cartels will just kill any who tries to do so and keep a big part of the market for them.[/QUOTE]
Most of the money cartels make is through exporting to USA and other parts of the world, they can hardly start killing entire cooperations in China (manufacture) or distributers in america. You saw what happened when a few gang members killed that undercover guy who was delivering several ounces (can't remember what of, it was in the news section a while back)
[QUOTE=HolyCrusade;33840342]i do, actually, its shocking to hear that people disagree with you isn't it ? :)
not everyone needs drugs to enjoy themselves[/QUOTE]
True, but some people (you) need to ridicule people who they believe are less than them in order to boost their own self-esteem and enjoy themselves.
[QUOTE=The very best;33840425]Oh my god yes, all mexicos trouble have now been solved thanks to some 18 year old in United states! I'm surprised nobody has thought of this before!
No, stop saying this, It's wrong.[/QUOTE]
Thank you No Child Left Behind.
Legalizing all drugs would at least squeeze little tax money out of all the drug users who hardly even pay taxes in the first place.
[QUOTE=Falchion;33842510]The drug cartels are really groups of 18 year old kids from favelas with a serious drug addiction and guns. It doesn't really change anything that thye killed another 22 who were probably expendable meatshields.
The real problem are the bosses.[/QUOTE]
Didn't know 18 year old drug addicts with guns could take on the military.
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;33846813]Didn't know 18 year old drug addicts with guns could take on the military.[/QUOTE]
They can. Guns are first weapon in history that made taking on well trained professional armies with little to no training possible.
Edit: Plus their casualties are manifold compared to the mexican army and police force.
And yes they are around 18 year old drug addicts, start dealing dope in mexico under current circumistances and thats about as long as you will live.
lol war on drugs
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