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Ferre
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 Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject: Dumb drug policies enrich criminals |
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http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotian/1071162.html
Here's a very well written article written by Silver Donald Cameron’s columns for The NovaScotian.
An excerpt...
| Silver Donald Cameron wrote: |
What’s so striking about this story is that it really is not a story about crime and the law. It’s a business story, and almost all accounts of the situation treat it that way. In theory this whole industry is illegal, but in practice it’s so big that the police can’t even begin to control it. Any serious attempt to enforce the law would require an army of police officers and gobble up so much public money that governments would almost have to abandon such other concerns as health care and education.
So the business is completely unregulated and the only controls on it are the controls the market itself imposes. As with any business, unfavourable market conditions affect the industry. Adverse exchange rates and increased competition drive prices down and eliminate marginal producers.
Nevertheless, the market is huge and hungry. It reaches into every social class and every age group, though a recent study from the University of Alberta apparently revealed that marijuana is particularly popular among educated, middle-class Canadians. Do they wish to break the law? Probably not. But do they think this law deserves to be obeyed? Obviously not. |
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stavros
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Thanks for the great post Ferre. I will definitely pass this one on to a couple of major drug war sites.
Peace to all. |
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