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Does making something illegal reduce its rate of use? I'm not convinced that it does.

• brokenmachine 10y ago
  Does making something illegal reduce its rate of use? I'm not convinced that it does. Really? All other things being equal, you'd have to agree that it does, wouldn't you? Going to jail is definitely a disincentive. Otherwise the people who choose to do illegal drugs would just do it out in the open, with no regard for the threat of incarceration. I don't think that many people would do something with the only reason being because it is illegal. Would you? There has to be some other incentive, for example the drug makes you feel good, or is an interesting or novel experience? Otherwise, why do it?