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I don't disagree that legalization would reduce violence. Part of it probably comes from the fact that since what they're doing (on a large scale) is massively
by Qz 17y ago
I don't disagree that legalization would reduce violence. Part of it probably comes from the fact that since what they're doing (on a large scale) is massively illegal, so using violence to compete isn't much of a leap.
- warfangle 17y agoA huge part of it is by sheer nature of the black market, traditional dispute resolution is out of the question. You can't go to a lawyer and say, "This dude backed out on his deal, cheating me out of $10,000 of grass." So the only method left for many grey/black market areas is physical retaliation. Outlaw a market, and only outlaws (and their own twisted senses of justice and retribution) will thrive in the market.