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Ending the WOD will move us from having organized crime producing drugs to sleazy outfits trying to get rich quick. I don't want to understate what a massive im
by ben509 6y ago
Ending the WOD will move us from having organized crime producing drugs to sleazy outfits trying to get rich quick. I don't want to understate what a massive improvement it will be because you'll be buying from someone afraid of going to jail, but it's not like Bayer is going to start selling heroin again. You'll still often be buying drugs from people who are maliciously stupid.
- mindslight 6y agoAs far as I know, the marijuana rush hasn't created a trend of middlemen cutting weed with oregano and then making up for it with a little fentanyl. Sleazy doesn't imply deceitful. Black markets set a tone of little enforcement and no recourse, since participants are already criminals. This encourages negative-sum games.
- Nexxius 6y agoOddly enough, Silk Road 1 & 2 were more effective at QA than street goods due to a customer/merchant ranking system similar to Amazon's.