Yeah, because nobody commits crime because they are on drugs or to get money for drugs.Without writing another long post, the positives of not having legalized crack, meth, heroin, etc. sold by corporations or government, (and the higher crime rate from drug users) outweigh the negatives of black market violence. I would love it if this thread ended with you admitting that you don't really know everything about this topic, hadn't though it through beyond the "my college buddy smoked pot and he turned out OK" argument, and admitted that you are wrong.
Ogdenite wrote:
Drugs are correlated with crime because they are illegal (black markets lead to violence). During prohibition alcohol was highly correlated with crime. We have a very clear historical benchmark to what doesn't work.
Legalize, nominally regulate, educate - will lead to less crime, save billions, save lives, save families.