There were some who made very large sums of money in the war on alcohol. I’m sure people like Al Capone didn’t mind that alcohol was illegal because it made their positions possible.
"Dealers don’t want legalization because their business will naturally go elsewhere."
True, up to a point where the government taxes the newly-legalized drugs so much, that there becomes a parallel black market for said drugs. Its happening here in California with marijuana
Can confirm. The taxes they slap onto recreational cannabis is crazy, the only way to avoid the outrageous taxes is to get a "hard" medical card that shows a recommendation from a physician. You can no longer use a paper recommendation from any old Joe Shmoe clinic like you used to. It has to be from an actual doctor. Black market prices are much better for the same quality and quantity.
Yeah I lived in Washington when it was legalized and I just kept going through the same dude I always did. In fact, I didn't even set foot in a dispensary until I went to Colorado on vacation.
That depends on the amount of taxation weighed against the quality of the product. if government licensed product is safer and more pure(i.e. not cut with filler) then it will tend to accept taxation, provided said taxation isn't democrat level taxation.
Dealers don’t want legalization because their business will naturally go elsewhere.
Not necessarily. If you operated in an "illegal" industry (ie: drugs) and it suddenly became legalized, you wouldn't immediately see a drop in sales. In fact, you'd still have a leg up in the market because you're already a known quantity in the space. That leg up wouldn't last forever without some sort of innovation of course but you'd definitely have a head start while other places try to catch up to you.
Legalization usually comes with regulation though. Ma and Pa's bud shop can't afford to do FDA testing and compliance for their backyard worth of weed. You need a warehouse-sized greenhouse to make the economics work, and several warehouses to ameliorate those costs down to a minimal level.
Interesting to think about.
There were some who made very large sums of money in the war on alcohol. I’m sure people like Al Capone didn’t mind that alcohol was illegal because it made their positions possible.
Dealers want decriminalization so you don’t worry about getting caught coming from their place.
Dealers don’t want legalization because their business will naturally go elsewhere.
"Dealers don’t want legalization because their business will naturally go elsewhere."
True, up to a point where the government taxes the newly-legalized drugs so much, that there becomes a parallel black market for said drugs. Its happening here in California with marijuana
Can confirm. The taxes they slap onto recreational cannabis is crazy, the only way to avoid the outrageous taxes is to get a "hard" medical card that shows a recommendation from a physician. You can no longer use a paper recommendation from any old Joe Shmoe clinic like you used to. It has to be from an actual doctor. Black market prices are much better for the same quality and quantity.
Yeah I lived in Washington when it was legalized and I just kept going through the same dude I always did. In fact, I didn't even set foot in a dispensary until I went to Colorado on vacation.
That depends on the amount of taxation weighed against the quality of the product. if government licensed product is safer and more pure(i.e. not cut with filler) then it will tend to accept taxation, provided said taxation isn't democrat level taxation.
Same here in Canada. You effectively pay 6-12x more when buying legally, in comparison.
Not necessarily. If you operated in an "illegal" industry (ie: drugs) and it suddenly became legalized, you wouldn't immediately see a drop in sales. In fact, you'd still have a leg up in the market because you're already a known quantity in the space. That leg up wouldn't last forever without some sort of innovation of course but you'd definitely have a head start while other places try to catch up to you.
The other places will be large corporations and they'll either buy you out or create their own market share from scratch.
Okay so you get an instant payday and retire early. Sounds good to me (and probably a lot of other people).
Which will take time, giving you the opportunity to stay one or more steps ahead of them.
Legalization usually comes with regulation though. Ma and Pa's bud shop can't afford to do FDA testing and compliance for their backyard worth of weed. You need a warehouse-sized greenhouse to make the economics work, and several warehouses to ameliorate those costs down to a minimal level.
JFK's dad was one of the people that got rich off prohibition. Then helped rig the election for his son. Boomers love mobsters.