>On the other hand, why would law enforcement go after the buyers? That doesn't solve anything, it's the sellers they want. Because if you go after a seller, y

>On the other hand, why would law enforcement go after the buyers? That doesn't solve anything, it's the sellers they want. Because if you go after a seller, you have just removed a player from the market, assuming constant demand, you have just raised the margins for those who have the fixed amount of supply. This is why after a 'big drugs bust' prices sometimes go up, which makes it more attractive for new players. Going after the consumer is exactly the way to stop that. As it removes the demand. If you had even just a one in twenty chance of being busted for trying to buy something on these markets, it would greatly reduce the number of people willing to do so. Or we could, you know, look again at prohibition.