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http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/defence-and-security-blog/2012/apr/18/cocaine-heroin-opium
Read this today about the 'futility' of the war on drugs. Nothing really new but I recently spoke to someone who works on this sort of thing from a stopping bad peopel angle and he was of a similar opinion to a degree. However while he saw the advantage of decriminilisation his feeling was that rather than limit the harm caused by criminals they would simply move onto the latest illegal thing to maximise their profits.
Just like business really. This wasn't something I'd really thought about but the more I think about it I realise it's quite unlikely that a dealer in Massive Drugs (any B3tans here?) is going to try and get a job at the local shop.
Is this an arguement to not decriminalise and legislate (and tax) drugs? I mean what if the criminals move into the lucrative fixeh skidder business and start making really, shit conversions? Could we be the next victims of the war on drugs?