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My impression is that weed is their main source of revenue. So legalizing it would make dealing A LOT less profitable. Also, the group of potential weed buyers
by fxtentacle 4y ago
My impression is that weed is their main source of revenue. So legalizing it would make dealing A LOT less profitable.
Also, the group of potential weed buyers is pretty large and diverse, meaning they need to approach pretty much everyone. The group of potential buyers for harder party drugs is more easy to identify, hence you can stop asking everyone.
- fwn 4y agoNon-legal Cannabis in Germany is a surprisingly low margin product; profit is made through volume, which increases risk exposure. So it's not amazing for dealers, despite the large demand. It's abundance leads to a very competitive market (in Ballungsgebieten), like in other markets substitution though home production is always looming. For dealers in Berliner parks, there's also always competition with more reputable informal suppliers as well as medical trickle downs or substitutes. This leads to the incentive for dealers to steer consumption towards products with higher margin (or an increase of margin through lesser quality product).
- pengaru 4y agoAIUI weed is generally the least consequential when busted for dealing, so it's the most visible entrypoint dealers openly broadcast on the street. Weed is like the cover charge at the door. Cocaine, meth, fent, mdma, lsd, shrooms, etc. are the drinks served at the bar. If this is anywhere near a correct understanding, legalizing weed would cause little/no reduction in the activity. It would lessen the potential consequences for dealing weed even further, while "drinks at the bar" continue being served. We'd need to legalize and regulate all drugs, and do so without taxing it so much the black market continues to thrive via lower prices.