>The iron law of prohibition is a term coined by Richard Cowan in 1986 which posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited subs

>The iron law of prohibition is a term coined by Richard Cowan in 1986 which posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases.[1] Cowan put it this way: "the harder the enforcement, the harder the drugs."[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_prohibition https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_prohibition