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Existing drug cartels have a great competitive advantage in violence, intimidation, and smuggling. None of those skills are particularly useful in competing wit

by aianus 12y ago

Existing drug cartels have a great competitive advantage in violence, intimidation, and smuggling. None of those skills are particularly useful in competing with anonymous rivals on Silk Road.

krapp 12y ago
There is still the violence involved in production and distribution, though.
- aianus 12y ago
  For some drugs, sure. For the group of chemistry students cooking up a batch of MDMA or LSD inside the US and selling it directly to consumers through USPS, not so much.