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It seems that the Europeans are concerned about the black market. The same reason why the War on Drugs is so ineffective. Banning the market without effectively
by marcoperaza 10y ago
It seems that the Europeans are concerned about the black market. The same reason why the War on Drugs is so ineffective. Banning the market without effectively controlling supply is a disaster.
- modoc 10y agoThere's already a strong black market poaching and ivory trade. When Colorado legalized weed, it was grown legally in controlled environments. Legalized ivory trade doesn't magically make the killing of elephants disappear...
- marcoperaza 10y agoBanning it doesn't either. And the worst situation is where the poaching happens anyway due to lack of enforcement in Africa, and the trade is also in the hands of criminals elsewhere.
- UnoriginalGuy 10y ago> ITT: People who understand why the War on Drugs is ineffective but can't fathom why pushing all ivory trade into the black market could have similar results. With all due respect, "ITT:" (In This Thread) is hardly constructive. First off you cannot generalise all of the replies already made, and secondly you cannot know the direction of future replies or how the conversation will evolve. If you want to make a point comparing the ivory trade to the war on drugs, that's great, it might generate some thoughtful discussion. But this "ITT" nonsense from Reddit is just that, nonsense.
- marcoperaza 10y agoYeah, you're totally right. Edited.
- detaro 10y agoLegalizing drugs would not reduce the amount of drug plants killed (=harvested). Which is the goal of ivory market control. If it is easy to legally create as much material as is needed, legal trade works. If you can't meet demand legally, there will be a black market.